Powerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine.

Powerful American Artillery Enters the Fight in Ukraine.
The most lethal weapons the West has provided so far to Ukraine are now deployed in combat. Will they make a critical difference for Ukraine’s military in a war that has mostly become an artillery battle?
A Ukrainian gun crew fired a M777 howitzer toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
Soldiers with Ukraine’s 55th Separate Artillery Brigade cleaned and carried out maintenance on the howitzer.
A stack of 155mm shells sat in a wooded area near a base in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
Soldiers position the weapon in a stand of trees for camouflage.
Artillery operators at a firing position.
The gun crew moved quickly to another position after firing at Russian forces.
The shells for the howitzer lay hidden in the ground near a firing position.
Col. Roman Kachur, center, walked toward a firing position in the Donetsk region.
Artillery soldiers carrying out maintenance on an Howitzer M777.
Ukrainian soldiers on patrol in the east. The country’s military is hoping the American weapons make a critical difference.