How HIMARS changed the war in Ukraine
“The soldiers were preparing dinner when the order came in for the fifth mission of the day: to strike at the Russian barracks and the river barge transporting ammunition and tanks at a distance of 40 miles from them.
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“The soldiers were preparing dinner when the order came in for the fifth mission of the day: to strike at the Russian barracks and the river barge transporting ammunition and tanks at a distance of 40 miles from them.
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Six people boarded two HIMARS, the commander entered the coordinates into a tablet computer to determine the safest place to shoot.
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A few minutes later, the installations with a roar left the shelter to the launch site in the neighboring sunflower field. Within 30 seconds of their arrival, they fired seven rockets one after the other.
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Before the shells reached the target, the fighters managed to return to the camp and finished their dinner.
This is how The Wall Street Journal reporters, who visited the Ukrainian unit, describe the everyday life of fighters hitting strategic Russian targets with the help /4
This is how The Wall Street Journal reporters, who visited the Ukrainian unit, describe the everyday life of fighters hitting strategic Russian targets with the help /4
of HIMARS installations received from the United States
Mobile, light, maneuverable, ultra-precise, they have revolutionized the world of weapons and are now changing the course of the war in Ukraine.
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Mobile, light, maneuverable, ultra-precise, they have revolutionized the world of weapons and are now changing the course of the war in Ukraine.
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During the use of HIMARS, Ukrainian defenders destroyed hundreds of Russian targets: command centers, ammunition depots, gas stations and bridges. Having interrupted the supply of advanced units, the fighters managed to stop the advance of Russian troops in the eastern Donbass
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and now they are striking at the retreating Russian troops in the south.
“HIMARS are responsible for 70% of military successes on the Kherson front,” says the unit commander, Lieutenant Valentin Koval.
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“HIMARS are responsible for 70% of military successes on the Kherson front,” says the unit commander, Lieutenant Valentin Koval.
Read the full version at the link.
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