Moscow has lost more than 11,000 artillery systems since February 2022, Ukraine's military said on Wednesday.
Ukraine destroyed the highest number of Russian artillery systems taken out in a single month in March, according to Kyiv, as deep concerns hang over Ukraine's stocks of ammunition powering its own, vital artillery systems.Russia lost 976 artillery systems last month, Ukraine's Defense Ministry said in a statement posted to social media on Wednesday. 'Great job by the Ukrainian warriors,' Kyiv added.Newsweek has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.
While artillery systems have featured high up on Kyiv's wish list of supplies from its Western backers, the priority for months has been the ammunition to keep the systems operational and useful. Ukrainian officials and Western analysts have said Ukraine's operations have been restrained by shell famine as Russian forces inch westward.Kyiv's fighters are thought to be firing around a fifth of the ammunition Russia's troops are able to use up.
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