The war in Ukraine is pushing Russia away from its WWII-style artillery strategy, and experts say it's 'a concerning trend'

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Russian troops fire an artillery piece during exercises in the Rostov Region in April 2020.

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Ukraine says its soldiers took out a Russian helicopter with artillery fire

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A composite image comprised from stills of a video shared by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense on August 29, 2023. Left, aerial footage is marked to indicate two russian helicopters in a field. Right, a howitzer gun is seen.
Left: Footage from the claimed strike in February 2023, marked up by Ukraine MOD in August 2023. Right: a howitzer gun barrel.

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Videos of an artillery ambush show Russian tanks and armor making 'opening day mistakes' and paying the price for them

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Ukrainian soldiers fire with D-30 artillery at Russian positions in the direction of Klishchiivka as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 12, 2023
Ukrainian soldiers fire D-30 artillery at Russian positions near Klishchiivka on August 12.

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Ukraine sends the powerhouse 82nd Air Assault Brigade into battle, as generals decide 'to put all their chips on the table,' says defense analyst

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Ukraine's 82nd Air Assault Brigade.
Ukraine's 82nd Air Assault Brigade

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Ukraine is eating through a key artillery shell, but the US Army has a plan to make hundreds of thousands more each year

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A Ukrainian serviceman of the 57th Kost Hordiienko Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade fires a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a position near the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 5, 2023.
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 57th Kost Hordiienko Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade fires a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukrai

Inside the US Factory making Ukraine's most important ammo

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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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