Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missiles have been vital to Ukraine's defense.
Smoke rises from a Russian tank damaged during the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Russia's military has struggled to overcome Ukrainian resistance in the weeks since launching its invasion.
Russian military planners expected a blitzkrieg campaign that would last 48 to 72 hours and lead to a quick Ukrainian capitulation, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has led a fierce resistance, and major urban centers, including the capital, Kyiv, remain in Ukrainian hands, surprising Moscow and indeed the world.
"Usually in a [military training] class only the honor student will usually get to fire a live round. The rest of the class will learn the procedures on an empty weapon. But you do master the procedures and sequence of firing even if you don't fire an actual live round," said the Green Beret, who was not authorized to speak to the media.
A Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces member with an NLAW anti-tank weapon on the outskirts of Kyiv, March 9, 2022.Navy SEAL Team members used Javelins "extensively" in Afghanistan, according to the former officer, who spoke anonymously because of ongoing work with the US Defense Department. But Russian aircraft are still active over Ukraine, where they enable Russian forces to take and hold ground and can attack Ukrainian forces trying to counter the Russian advance.
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