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Russia’s war in Ukraine is predominantly an artillery war, with 90% of casualties caused by cannon, howitzer or rocket fire. Victories and defeats – on both sides – are largely determined by the weight and accuracy of steel and explosives dropped on top of the enemy. By most measures, the war’s single most powerful weapon is the U.S.-designed M270 rocket artillery system.

In a exclusive interviews with Kyiv Post on January combat operations in the Bakhmut sector, soldiers & officers from one of Ukraine’s most secretive artillery units, the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade, describe their experience learning to operate M270, and using its precision-guided rockets to strike Putin army troop concentrations, headquarters and their ammo dumps.

“We understand this is a big responsibility, and that we have an important role to play in the war,” commander Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Suprunyuk* says. “Every mission we carry out can have a decisive effect, and for many reasons we have no right to make a mistake.”

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/11446

Since Russia launched its bloody, full-scale invasion almost one year ago, West is sending weapons and aid to govt in Kyiv.

Putin was speaking in Volgograd -  modern name for Stalingrad - Mr Putin hinted that he could seek to move beyond conventional weapons.

Ukraine war: 80 years on, we are facing German tanks again - Putin. He compared Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the fight against Nazi Germany, in a speech to mark the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of the Battle of Stalingrad. Citing Germany's decision to send tanks to Ukraine, the Russian president said history was repeating itself.

"It's unbelievable but true," he said. "We are again being threatened by German Leopard tanks."...

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