Ukraine Is Winning The Artillery War—By Destroying Four Russian Howitzers for Every Howitzer It Loses

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/11/ukraine-is-winning-the-artillery-war-by-destroying-four-russian-howitzers-for-every-howitzer-it-loses/

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MeshPotato@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y

I was hoping the ratio was even higher. 1/4 would mean over 1000 artillery pieces and therefore personnel lost.

ZILtoid1991@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y

So this is why they're using those old tanks as artillery (besides the ammunition shortages)

Uniquitous@lemmy.one · 5 pts · 3y

That only works for so long depending on how many artillery pieces Russia has in reserve / can move to the front. Of course, NATO can keep Ukraine topped up, so on balance I think Ukraine will come out ahead.

Gypsyhermit123@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Seems off. How were these destroyed items identified. I can see the Ukraine allowing outside observers in but I just don’t see Russia allowing them in. Russia is too secretive and sketchy to be transparent.

train@feddit.de · 4 pts · 3y

The 1:4 number is from visually confirmed losses, counted in released footage. The source is liked in the article.

Ulara@sopuli.xyz · -3 pts · 3y

AFAIK, they were identified by photo and video evidence by OSINT analysts.