OSCE SMM reports disappearance of 7 howitzers and 6 multiple rocket launchers from Ukrainian holding areas
MOSCOW. May 31 (Interfax) - The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine has reported the disappearance of seven howitzers and six multiple rocket launchers from the holding sites of the Ukrainian military.
"The SMM visited seven Ukrainian Armed Forces heavy weapons holding areas - revisiting five sites and visiting two others for the first time. Of the five revisited sites, the SMM observed previously recorded weapons to be missing at three sites - specifically, seven 2A65 towed howitzers (MSTA-B, 152mm) from one site, five multiple launch rocket systems MLRS (BM-21 Grad, 122mm) from another site, and one MLRS (BM 21-1 Grad, 122mm) from another site. Of the two sites the SMM visited for the first time, the SMM observed and recorded six towed artillery (2A36 Giatsint-B, 152mm) at one site and eight MLRS (BM21-1 Grad) at the other site," a report of the OSCE SMM says.