Defence ministry denies reports of alleged artillery losses because of Russian hackers' break into software

"The information of the Command of Missile Troops and Artillery of the Ukrainian Ground Forces is that losses in artillery weapons during the Anti-Terrorist operation were way below those reported [by the media, which claimed 80% of D-30 howitzers were lost] and have nothing to do with the stated cause. Currently, missile and artillery units of the Ukrainian Ground Force are entirely combat-ready, equipped and capable of performing assignments," the ministry said on its website. The Defence Ministry asks journalists to make public only verified information received from the competent official sources.