Ukraine’s 128th Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade claimed on Monday they had successfully hit the Russian base and destroyed a military SUV marked with 'Z', killing several enemy soldiers in the process. The strike was carried out from 12 miles away and demonstrates Ukraine’s use of new NATO-supplied offensive weapons that President Volodymyr Zelensky has been asking for over the last few weeks.

The Ukrainian brigade said on 23rd May: “From the first shot: The 'Transcarpathian Legion' hit a rashist target with a NATO howitzer from a distance of over 20 kilometres.

“A time-lapse drone video shows the arrival of a 155-calibre projectile and the moment of its powerful explosion.

"The target was over 20 kilometres away so an accurate shot clearly demonstrates the high accuracy of the latest weapons that have arrived and continue to enter the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”