The Ukrainian Armed Forces received an additional batch of American HIMARS: there are now 20 of them in Ukraine

By: Myroslav Trinko | 12.10.2022, 09:15

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov announced on social networks that Ukraine received an additional batch of American HIMARS.

Here's What We Know

We are talking about 4 launchers. Earlier the USA gave us 16 HIMARS. That is 20 modern high-precision multiple rocket launchers are now in service of the AFU. In addition, we also have 9 tracked M270 MLRSs: 6 from Great Britain and 3 from Germany (in MARS II modification).

Flashback

HIMARS is an American Multiple Rocket Launcher System. It is based on the US Army FMTV five-ton wheeled chassis. The MLRS can carry six rockets. HIMARS M142 has a range of 2 to 500 km (depending on the projectiles). In our case, the HIMARS operate up to 100 km.

Source: @oleksiireznikov