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large firearms (as cannons or rockets) during the brutal artillery attack families hid in their cellars

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Recent Examples of artillery That has, in some cases, put the Pentagon at dangerously low levels of some munitions, including 155 mm artillery rounds, according to multiple U.S. officials and former military officers. Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 4 July 2025 The interceptor pilots, adapting air-to-air dogfighting tactics, became expert in taking out Russian drones , denying them the ability to see targets and direct artillery, rockets, missiles and drone strikes. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 South Korean intelligence officials have estimated that the North has sent Russia roughly 13,000 soldiers and millions of artillery shells, and Ukrainian officials believe as much as 40% of Russia’s ammunition now comes from North Korea, Bloomberg reported. Mathias Hammer, semafor.com, 13 July 2025 Missile stockpiles, artillery shells and drone inventories have all taken significant hits since the conflict began. Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for artillery

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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artillery. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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