Ukrainian forces taking NATO artillery firepower toward Svatovo in LPR — militia officer

Ukraine’s armed forces have been bringing NATO-standard artillery and ammunition to near Svatovo in the Lugansk People’s Republic, LPR people’s militia retired Lieutenant-Colonel Andrey Marochko told TASS on Monday.

"Small columns of Ukrainian armed formations carrying Western-made artillery systems and munitions for them have been reported moving from the locality of Kupyansk toward the locality of Svatovo," Marochko said, citing recon data.

The columns, each comprising 10 vehicles, have been mostly moving "at night-time," Marochko added.

On Saturday, he reported that a female civilian had been injured in an attack on Svatovo. According to the LPR’s mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of issues related to Ukraine’s war crimes, a NATO 155mm artillery projectile was fired in the attack.