Effective Use of Anti-Tank Missiles by Ukraine Key to Early Successes in War With Russia

Members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces examine new armament, including NLAW anti-tank systems and other portable anti-tank grenade launchers, in Kyiv, on March 9, 2022. Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images

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Over 200 million rounds of ammo for small arms and over 4 million rounds of ammunition for heavy weapons are just a couple of the eyepopping numbers released on May 3 by the Department of Defense’s breakdown of the $36.4 billion in security assistance the United States has given to Ukraine since the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion by Russia (pdf).