US to send more long-range rockets to Ukraine as Russian attacks intensify
The United States will also send additional GMLRS ammunition, which can accurately hit targets up to 80 kilometers (50 mi) away.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that the US would provide Ukraine with four more accurate rocket systems to help it fight Russia’s aggression.
His Ukrainian counterpart had asked Washington a day earlier to send more M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), saying Kyiv’s military had so far destroyed nearly 30 Russian command stations and ammunition depots. used them for.
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Austin told reporters at the Pentagon, Washington “will send four more Hymer advanced rocket systems for a total of 16. Ukrainians have made excellent use of Hymer, and you can see the effect on the battlefield.”
He said, “Russia is using its relentless firepower, and it is a brutal strategy that brings back the horrors of World War I. Therefore Ukraine needs firepower and ammunition to withstand this barrage and strike back.” is,” he said.
The United States will also send additional GMLRS ammunition, which can accurately hit targets up to 80 kilometers (50 mi) away.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksey Reznikov on Tuesday requested a major increase in the number of himars, saying at least 100 were needed for an effective retaliatory strike against Moscow’s troops.
Reznikov also renewed a call for long-range ammunition — 100 to 150 kilometers — to cut Russian units off their support.
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Asked Wednesday about longer-range ammunition, Austin said: “We think what they have and what they’re working with, it’s really giving them a lot of potential.”
Top US General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the Hymer launchers can hold six GMLRS rockets, but only one ATACMS missile – which can strike targets up to 300 kilometers away – meaning that there is one in between. The trade off is quantity and range.
“Right now, GMLRS is really meeting their need,” Milley said.
President Joe Biden’s administration has so far refused to send long-range ammunition, fearing that Ukraine would strike targets inside Russian territory and potentially extend the war into direct conflict with the West.
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US to send more long-range rockets to Ukraine as Russian attacks intensify
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