Most of the ammunition and nearly all the weapons used by Ukrainian separatist forces was produced in what is today Russia, according to a detailed weapons-tracing study.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
RFE/RL: Study traces Ukrainian separatists’ arms to Russia
Ukrainian marines are seen in a trench on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists not far from the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sept. 14, 2021.