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Ukrainians supervise as a M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on May 18, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
  • Western-supplied weapons are having a diminished impact in Ukraine as Russia adapts its tactics.
  • A Ukrainian minister expressed frustration at the pace of adaptation, The Wall Street Journal reported.
  • But Western manufacturers have little incentive to adapt older weapons.

A Ukrainian minister has expressed concerns over the lack of adaptation in weapons being sent to Ukraine from the West.

Some weapons systems that were immensely effective when they were first deployed in Ukraine have since seen limited results or have even fallen by the wayside as Russian forces adapt their tactics to counter them.