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"The M777 howitzer fires high-precision missiles with a maximum range of up to 40 kilometers [24 miles]," military officials said.

Kislyakov (pictured), commander of a prestigious unit of Russian paratroopers, is the 57th colonel to have been killed since Putin ordered his troops over the border on February 24

Ukrainian troops blitzed a Russian base and reportedly destroyed their headquarters, a warehouse and armored vehicles, as can be seen in footage released by the Ukrainian military.