Originally Posted by
fly-by-wife
Has the vastly increased use of drones in Ukraine, and their extensive range, relegated conventional artillery - and to some extent rocket artillery such as HIMARS - to a secondary role, if that? I've not seen anything much about artillery use over the last year or so, hence the question.
I don't know, but I noticed that destruction of artillery pieces claimed by Ukraine has consistently risen over time. I suspect that is a result of the use of airborne drones.
Ukrainian claims of Russian equipment losses
Click on Artillery to be offered a choice of Line Chart, Heat Map or Bar Graph.
The dataset is sourced from the
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and carries a likely bias. This dataset represents the most consistently reported figures on the war but should not be considered definitive.