Artillery is responsible for the vast majority of casualties in the war in Ukraine, experts have suggested.
Ukraine has also suffered large-scale artillery losses. Moscow said on Monday that Kyiv has lost 6,533 field artillery guns and mortars in the more than 18 months of war. Neither Russia's nor Ukraine's figures can be independently verified, and neither government makes a habit of divulging their own losses.
The U.S. agreed to send dual-purpose improved conventional munitions in July, after months of debate. Cluster munitions are often hailed by military analysts as an effective weapon, but are controversial because they, or sub-munitions, over a wide area and can harm civilians long after a conflict ends.
Effective use of artillery has only become more important with Ukraine's counteroffensive heading towards the tougher, muddier, winter months.
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