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Will international support for Ukraine last?

The Inquiry

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What Type of Artillery Do You Need?

Russia's first attempt at seizing Ukraine involved sending a convoy towards Kiev with the aim of taking the capital. But muddy conditions caused its progress to stall, and this left Russian troops dangerously exposed to Ukrainian fire. In order to stage these attacks, Ukrainian forces needed specific weapons that are able to pierce the armour and then destroy the vehicles. And there's a particular type called javelin, which the US and the UK use within their armed forces. Washington and Britain together supplied over 5,000 javelin missiles that enabled the Ukrainians to decimate the Russian armoured columns.

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