How the use of artillery is changing during the Russian-Ukrainian war and what new weapons have already appeared, and are yet to appear, in Ukraine’s army was discussed in an interview with Colonel Andrii Zhuravlov, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Missile Forces and Artillery Command of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

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After the start of the full-scale invasion, partner countries gradually began supplying the Missile Forces and Artillery (MFA) with a wide range of Western weapons to support Ukraine’s defense. According to Zhuravlov, the most widespread foreign artillery systems currently in Ukraine’s arsenal are the US-made towed M777 howitzers and the M109 tracked self-propelled howitzers in all variants (A3, A4, A5, A6).

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The war has forced Ukraine to scale up its own defense production rapidly. In 2023, domestically produced Bohdana artillery systems began entering service with the MFA. In addition, according to Zhuravlov, Ukrainian-made 82 mm and 120 mm mortars are being supplied to artillery units, along with UAVs specifically designed for artillery formations to conduct reconnaissance and adjust fire—SHARK, ACS-3, and Leleka.6

consider this a companion post to my other one about the bohdana, my bad I didn’t see there was a good english translation of the interview and the set of articles I posted all kind of revolve around this interview, next time I will do it right…