 Ukrainian defense industry sends first batch of its shells to defenders. The Ukro-Boronprom state concern in cooperation with the NATO country has launched production of 122 millimeter artillery shells abroad and has already managed to ship the first batch of the specified ammunition to the armed forces of Ukraine. This is the third type of ammunition after a 120 millimeter mortar mine and a 125 millimeter tank projectile which are manufactured according to Ukrainian technology and with the involvement of Ukrainian highly specialized specialists at foreign facilities. The concerns press service said on Wednesday. It is specified that the 122 millimeter projectile is used by Ukrainian artillery when working with D-30 trailed Howitzers maximum range of destruction 15,400 meters and self-propelled guns 2S1 Gavozdika maximum range of destruction 15,200 meters. The order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was preceded by factory tests at which Ukro-Boronprom confirmed the necessary tactical and technical characteristics of the projectile. The strength of the hull went fired, the stability of the equipment, the maximum firing range, the accuracy during firing and the completeness of the rupture of the projectile. The concern noted. They added that the number of fragments of the specified ammunition significantly exceeds the fragmentation of the regular Soviet sample.