Russia will hit new pockets if the US supplies Ukraine with HIMARS MLRS
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would strike with new consequences if Western countries hand over long-range missiles to Kyiv. About this head of state declared in the move “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” on TV channel “Russia 1”.
Putin promised that if long-range missiles appear in Kyiv, Moscow will draw conclusions and set up facilities, objects that have not yet been hit. At the same time, the supply of MLRS, similar to Grads, is not described in the history of history. The President clarified that these systems have been used in Ukraine for a long time and do not have a long range.
According to the Russian leader, Kyiv requested an offer of new energy in order to prolong the conflict. Currently, the Russian military has destroyed 380 multiple launch rocket systems and Ukraine, apparently, wants to replenish stocks. In this case, we are talking primarily about MLRS with a range of destruction from 45 to 70 kilometers – the same as the existing Russian “Grads”, “Smerchs” and “Hurricanes”.
By the time the military operation began, there were about 515 missile systems in Ukraine. After the strikes of the Russian military in Kyiv, part of the equipment was restored and part was replenished from stocks. Currently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are located at about 360 rocket launchers, Putin said.
On June 1, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that as part of the forthcoming urgent assistance, Ukraine will receive HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, as well as supplies to them. the maximum range of missiles for such installations is 500 km. Vladimir Putin commented on the US decision, saying that the Russian air defense system “clicks” such missiles “like nuts.”
US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said that Washington will not regulate the range of strikes of the new MLRS. Decisions will be made Kyiv. In Ukraine, in turn, they assured the American authorities that HIMARS would be used solely for protection purposes.
The seventh batch of weapons of Ukraine
Ukraine’s new military aid package to cost US $700 billion Except HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and magazines for them in Washington will put Kyiv on a mission.
- five counter-battery radars;
- two radars for space tracking;
- 1,000 Javelin missiles and 50 launchers for them;
- 6 thousand weapons against armored vehicles;
- 15 thousand artillery shells of 155 mm caliber;
- four Mi-17 helicopters;
- 15 combat vehicles;
- spare parts and equipment.
The Pentagon clarified that Joe Biden won $ 5.3 billion in military assistance to Kyiv, due to the use of an amount worth $4.6 billion sent after the start of use in Russia.