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He said some of the guns offered are capable of outranging Moscow's artillery.

But he acknowledged that the “numbers clearly favor the Russians.... In terms of artillery, they do outnumber, they outgun and outrange.”

Milley said that the Russians have “demonstrated that they are outgunning and outranging Ukrainian artillery” so far in fighting in the eastern Donbas region, which has become the primary emphasis in Russian operations.

"The Ukrainians are starting to outrange the Russians. That means they are able to operate without the threat of counter-battery fire from the Russians," said Muzyka.

The scenario might be unlikely, it acknowledges, but UK ground forces would be "comprehensively outgunned and outranged", leaving enemy artillery free to defeat UK units.