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US and UK Sending Rockets to Ukraine - Germany Still Hasn't Delivered Anything

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US and UK Sending Rockets to Ukraine - Germany Still Hasn't Delivered Anything

US and UK long-range multipole launch rocket systems and HIMARS artillery will greatly boost Ukrainian capabilities, but are provoking a possible Russian backlash.

Paul Crespo
Jun 7, 2022
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US and UK Sending Rockets to Ukraine - Germany Still Hasn't Delivered Anything

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June 6, 2022 - Britain will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80km away, in a move that was coordinated with the U.S. in response to Russia's invasion.

The UK will supply Ukraine with M270 multiple launch rocket systems (M270 MLRS), which can hit targets with pinpoint accuracy at a range of more than 70km, in the hope they can disrupt the concentrated Russian artillery that has been pounding cities in eastern Ukraine.

London’s decision has been made in coordination with the U.S.’s decision to provide Ukraine with High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) - Read much more and see graphics below.

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