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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Storm Shadow missiles give Ukraine 'a much longer stick,' but Russia is already learning to adapt, expert says

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The Storm Shadow cruise missile on display outdoors on a plinth during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, France, Monday, June 19, 2023
A Storm Shadow cruise missile on display at the Paris Air Show in June 2023.

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Russia and Iran's 'unprecedented' military ties worried the US, but it's starting to look like Russia can't hold up its end of the deal

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, at a summit in Samarkand in September.

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The Ukrainians are begging Western countries for F-16s, but they've also got their eyes on an often overlooked Swedish jet

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Gripens over Sweden in May 2020.

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After Ukraine's success with US-made HIMARS, European militaries are looking for their own rocket artillery

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Ukrainian troops fire an M142 HIMARS toward Bakhmut in May.

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Foreigners, some trained by the US, are fighting on both sides in Ukraine, seeking cash and adventure

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Ukrainian civilians receive weapons training from volunteer foreign fighters and Ukrainian soldiers in Lviv in April 2022.

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Russia's complex defenses are a brutal test for Ukrainian troops' close-quarters-combat skills

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Ukrainian soldiers during trench assault and clearing training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center in June 2017.

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Air forces are ditching runways to prepare their jets to keep operating when enemies aim for their bases

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A US Air Force A-10 lands on a Michigan highway in August 2021.

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Russia has been scrambling to find missiles to fire at Ukraine, but it's not going to run out of them

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Missile fragment after attack on Kramatorsk train station, Ukraine
A Tochka-U missile fragment on the ground after an attack at the railway station in Kramatorsk on April 8, 2022.

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