Friday, June 24, 2022

Ukraine Says US Precision HIMARS Long-Range Rocket Systems Have Arrived

Insider: Ukraine celebrates US long-range rocket systems arriving after months of asking. 'Summer will be hot for Russian occupiers.' 

* Ukraine's defense minister thanked the US for a delivery of HIMARS long-range rocket systems. 

* "Summer will be hot for Russian occupiers. And the last one for some of them," he said. 

 * Ukraine lobbied the US for the HIMARS for months, and promised not to fire into Russia itself. 

Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov thanked the US for the delivery of long-range rockets which the country urgently requested to help even the odds in its fight against Russia. 

"HIMARS have arrived to Ukraine. Thank you to my colleague and friend @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III for these powerful tools! 

Summer will be hot for Russian occupiers. And the last one for some of them," tweeted Reznikov Thursday. 

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WNU Editor: Too little, too late.  

Update: The US is promising four more HIMARS .... U.S. to send four more long-range rocket launchers to Ukraine in new aid package (Politico).

 Ukraine Says US Precision HIMARS Long-Range Rocket Systems Have Arrived 

U.S. long-range rocket systems arrive in Ukraine - minister -- Reuters  

Outgunned Ukrainians Hail Arrival Of U.S. Heavy Weapons As Russians Press Ahead -- RFE  

The Ukrainians’ American-Made Rockets Blast The Russians For The First Time -- Forbes  

Ukraine Warns Russia of Massive Missile Strikes After U.S. Rockets Arrive -- Newsweek  

US long-range rockets arrive in Ukraine as war with Russia continues -- NYPost  

Kyiv says US precision artillery systems arrive in Ukraine -- Al Jazeera

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