According to RIA Novosti, 240-mm mortar shells are designed to destroy fortifications, large accumulations of equipment and manpower of the enemy. 

"Tulips" continue to enter the troops along with self-propelled artillery installations "Msta-S", "Malka", "Akatsiya" and "Hyacinth-S", - the message says.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian air defense systems shot down four Ukrainian drones in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in a day.