Ukrainian servicemen fire a German Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzer near Bakhmut, Ukraine's eastern frontline as they continue to target Russian positions around the frontline hotspot of Bakhmut, in the eastern Donetsk region. "The quicker this ends the quicker we can go home," says unit commander with call-sign Pravda. "We did not start this, but we will end this." Together with the Netherlands, Germany has sent 14 of the self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES