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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 Sky Sentinel is only designed to bring down drones, not rockets and artillery shells. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 Moscow’s forces attacked settlements in Kherson region with artillery, mortars and drones throughout the day, killing three civilians and injuring 10, according to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 Moscow’s forces attacked settlements in the Kherson region with artillery, mortars and drones throughout the day, killing three civilians and injuring 10, according to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025 This month, Taiwan staged its first live-fire test of the high mobility artillery rocket system, or HIMARS, bought from the United States. Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 22 May 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 15 Jun. 2025.

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