Ukrainian Armed Forces surpass Russian enemy in counter-battery combat 

He said this on the air of the Espreso TV channel.

"The Russian forces used to have a great advantage in artillery, they fired continuously. A year ago, it was up to 80,000 shots per day. The Russian forces were firing a furious tornado of fire, but now the Ukrainian Armed Forces surpass the enemy in counter-battery combat, with a ratio of 1 to 10. When the Russian artillery starts working, Ukrainian defenders quickly find out where it is firing from and return fire," noted Hetman.

According to him, Ukrainian artillery is more accurate than the enemy's artillery.

"Destruction of 25-30 units of Russian artillery systems per day is a large number. In June, more than 600 units of enemy guns were destroyed. In the Kupiansk-Lyman sector, 800 pieces of enemy artillery were concentrated. If we are able to destroy that many in a month and a half, it means we have struck a powerful blow against the enemy's artillery. This is what Russian commander Popov also said, that they are losing in the counter-battery fight," stressed Hetman.

• Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has lost 239,480 soldiers in the war in Ukraine. On July 18, more than 20 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defence Forces and the enemy took place at the frontline. 

• Head of the Severodonetsk District Military Administration Roman Vlasenko noted that the enemy is using banned chemical weapons in the Lyman-Kupiansk sector.