The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed over 400 enemy targets with the M142 HIMARS
U.S. multiple rocket launchers helped the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy several hundred enemy targets.
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General Mark Milley said during a meeting of defense ministers at Ramstein Air Base in Germany that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already destroyed more than 400 enemy targets with the M142 HIMARS. In fact, it took just over two months to do so. The deliveries of the multiple rocket launchers were announced in early summer, but the arrival of the HIMARS in Ukraine was not officially confirmed until 23 June.
Ukrainian forces have hit more than 400 targets with HIMARS, to "devastating effects," Gen. Mark Milley says during press conference in Germany at tail end of meeting of senior defense officials from several dozen countries supporting Ukraine.
- Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) September 8, 2022
According to Mark Milley, the U.S. missile systems allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to deliver devastating blows against Russian army positions. The general also emphasized the progress of the Defense Forces during the offensive operation in the south of the country.
Source: @DanLamothe
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