ammunition
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the ammunition depot destroyed on Friday contained artillery shells and drones—and under Ukrainian law shouldn’t have been located in a populated area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. You know, we have ammunition stored all over the world in different countries.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
After a tipoff, intelligence services and police found two handguns and ammunition stashed in a hideout in the forest, Dobrindt said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Questions have been asked about the weapons used, the amount of ammunition, and why slaughter in situ was chosen as the method of disposal.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was brutally hard work walking through the jungle loaded down with bandoliers of heavy ammunition.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Numerous inmates at the prison, which is located near the ammunitions store, are reported to have been injured.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
The weapons and ammunitions segment posted a 38% jump in third-quarter sales to 691 million euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
They also captured the Yarmouk ammunitions factory in June, seized areas east of the strategic Halfaya Bridge and recently took over the south Khartoum and Omdurman Central Reserve Police bases, according to residents and analysts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Stoltenberg said he expected ministers on Friday to agree new targets for the stockpiling of battle-decisive ammunitions, after an announcement he made in February.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023
Hither they come to lay counterplots, to bide their time, to solicit funds, to enlist filibusterers, to smuggle out arms and ammunitions, to play the game at long taw.
From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by O. Henry
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