“With Himars rocket launchers, the Ukrainians hit the trump card of the Russians”
The forces of Moscow have more and more difficulty to advance, their artillery runs out of steam for lack of ammunition. The analysis of a military expert.
Twelve Himars rocket launchers – real name M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System – have been delivered to Ukraine by the United States. They are changing the game.
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Should we see a turning point in the war in Ukraine? Seen from kyiv, in any case, the new Himars rocket launchers delivered by the United States have already changed the game on the front. With only twelve of these advanced artillery systems, more than ten Russian ammunition depots have been destroyed in recent weeks. However, this seems to cause a shortage of artillery ammunition, an essential weapon in Russian tactics. In the Kremlin, we are worried about it. As proof, the Minister of Defence, Sergei Choïgou, has just ordered his troops to give themselves the absolute priority of destroying these weapons.