Ukraine weapons: What military equipment is the world giving?Ukraine has renewed its call for more weapons supplies to resist Russia's invasion.
President Volodomyr Zelensky told this week's meeting of Nato: "We need to break the Russian artillery advantage. We need much more modern systems."
If Ukraine did not receive the weapons it needed to defeat Russia, he said, Nato leaders would face a future war with Moscow themselves.
Huge amounts of military equipment have been given to Ukraine by more than 30 countries, but heavy weaponry has been slow to arrive and in some areas Ukrainian troops have been heavily out-gunned.
Which countries are giving the most?
In terms of spending, the US has committed to providing far more than any other individual country.
The UK and Poland have committed to spending the second and third largest amounts.
................In terms of money already spent, rather than commitments to spend, the White House says the US has provided $6.3bn (£5.2bn) in security assistance to Ukraine since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021.
The UK says it has provided $1.6bn (£1.3bn), with a further $1.2bn (£1bn) in the pipeline, since the start of the war.
President Zelensky has appealed for more funding, and has said the monthly cost of defence for Ukraine was about $5bn (£4.1bn)................
....................With Ukrainian positions in the east of the country under intense Russian bombardment, analysts say Ukraine badly needs better supplies of artillery and ammunition to hold on to key positions.
So far, it is thought that 10 long-range multiple rocket launchers have been either delivered to Ukraine or are on the way, from the US, UK and Germany.
Ukraine says many more are needed to stall Russia's advance. .................
.................The US systems are M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System or Himars.
Crucially, the range of Himars, and many other systems, varies according to the munitions used, and western donors have not provided the ammunition with the longest range.
The munitions currently supplied to Ukraine give the system a range of about 43.5 miles (70km), which is comparable to the Smerch system on the Russian side.
However, Himars is much more accurate than the equivalent Russian systems..............
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