It perhaps was inevitable that Ukraine would bolt its 1960s-vintage ZU-23-2 autocannons to its equally aged M-113 APCs. The two classic systems were meant for each other.
they say russian cluster shells injured eight civilians in a village nearby. three were ambulance workers who had responded to the scene. in a predictable refrain russia claims it was targeting deployment points for ukraine s military. meanwhile, northeast of zaporizhzhia ukraine says it s clawed back significant ground in bakhmut. cnn s nic robertson spoke to ukrainian commanders on the ground who want to set the record straight on which russian troops retreated first. reporter: at the vanguard of ukraine s most successful offensive in months, elite soldiers storm out of their u.s.-made m-113 troop carrier near bakhmut. over the following three days they would take back close to two miles of eastern ukrainian territory from russian troops. their commander explains, dry ground, new u.s. attack vehicles helping reverse months of losses. translator: everything was planned and calculated and we had an advantage because we used