Russian occupying forces take advantage of the shortage of ammunition in Ukraine and the inability of the Defense Forces to conduct adequate counter-battery warfare. This allows Russian artillery to destroy Ukrainian settlements, according to a report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) refers to a report by the Ukrainian open-source intelligence organization Frontelligence Insight dated February 1. According to the report, from late 2022 to early 2023, Russian forces established stationary artillery positions for an extended period when a sh…