{"product_id":"rockets-and-missiles-over-ukraine-9781399048101","title":"Rockets and Missiles Over Ukraine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Russian-Ukrainian war, both sides depended heavily on rockets and missiles. Some of these date from Soviet times and some are very modern, being deployed in warfare for the first time.The outbreak of the civil war in the east of Ukraine in 2014 showed that rockets and missiles, beside the artillery, are among the decisive factors in both regular Ukrainian military, and paramilitary nationalistic formations as well as in the separatists' bodies. For eight years hardly any day passed without these weapons being fired.On 24 February 2022, Russia unleashed a limited military operation' (as President Putin defined it) with a barrage of new equipment  cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles  pounding Ukrainian targets. The West responded with a pledge to supply modern weapons to the otherwise outdated Ukrainian military to counter the Russian threat, especially armour. Ukraine was turned into a vast depot for NATO ammunition and weapons including short-range air defence system","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738868691287,"sku":"9781399048101","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399048101.jpg?v=1720050429","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rockets-and-missiles-over-ukraine-9781399048101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}