A Ukrainian soldier near the frontline in Kharkiv Oblast in 2022. podyom / Shutterstock The war in Ukraine has now exceeded the first world war in duration. And while the comparison between these two conflicts is imperfect, it is becoming difficult to ignore. Some of the similarities are obvious. At the tactical level, the conflict in Ukraine has witnessed the return of artillery as the dominant arm of battle. During much of the first year of the war, artillery was responsible for the vast majo