War on Terrorism in Southwestern Damascus,Syrian Army Utilizing Modern Cannons

The Syrian Army's artillery units have been using modernized Russia-made Shilka autocannons to hit the stronghold of terrorist groups in Southwestern Damascus, a Russian media outlet reported on Sunday.

 

The Arabic-language website of Russia's state news agency, Sputnik, reported that the army's artillery units have been using ZU-23 cannons that are mounted on armored vehicles to target terrorists' positions in Beit Jinn and Mughur al-Mir in Southwestern Damascus.

It added that the terrorists' heavy counter-attacks have made the army men use ZSU-23 autocannons known as Shilka to target accurately the terrorists' positions.     

RT reported earlier this month that the army was utilizing modern Russia-made UR-77 armored vehicles to cross the Euphrates River to storm ISIL's positions on the Eastern bank of the river in Deir Ezzur province.

The Arabic-language service of RT reported that the UR-77 armored vehicles would missiles from the Western bank of the Euphrates River to the Eastern bank.

The Arabic RT further said that the missile blast detonates landmines and ruins other barriers in an area 100 meters in length and 6 meters in width to help the friendly troops to go to the depth of enemy fronts.