Ukraine's offensive is bearing down on Russian forces, but Chinese artillery could still bail Moscow out

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Chinese artillery troops during a live-fire test in Anhui Province in October 2021.

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Ukraine has 14 kinds of howitzers to batter Russian forces, but each gun brings a new problem for Kyiv

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Ukrainian troops fire a M777 howitzer near Zaporizhzhya on July 16.

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Ukraine is giving up on trying to bust through Russian defenses with heavy armor and is instead pounding them with artillery, report says

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Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 31, 2023.
Ukrainian service members fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops in Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 31, 2023.

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Russian forces are running out of the critical radars they need to defeat Ukraine's artillery, UK intel says

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Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian position on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 24, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian position on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 24, 2023.

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How Ukraine's artillery is doing more damage than Russia's, even with fewer rounds

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery toward Marinka on January 15, 2023.

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Ukraine hails GPS-guided Excalibur artillery shells that can hit a target 25 miles away with pinpoint accuracy

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An M982 Excalibur round being fired by Ukrainian forces.
An M982 Excalibur.

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European militaries are emptying their arsenals to send heavy-duty howitzers to Ukraine

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A French Caesar self-propelled howitzer fires into the Middle Euphrates River Valley in December 2018.

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NATO chief warns Ukraine is using an 'enormous' amount of munitions and firing them faster than alliance partners can make them

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Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Kherson region, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Kherson region, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2023.

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Ukrainian troops are calling the US military in the middle of shootouts with Russia for help fixing their artillery

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Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Kherson region, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Kherson region, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2023.

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