The United States has answered President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plea for rockets that can strike deep behind the front lines of the nearly year-long conflict with Russia. Now Russian forces will need to adapt or face potentially catastrophic losses.
The United States has answered President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plea for rockets that can strike deep behind the front lines of the nearly year-long conflict with Russia.The new weapon, the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb , will allowto hit targets at twice the distance reachable by the rockets it now fires from the U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket System .
It is not yet compatible with HIMARS, but the United States will provide Ukraine new launchers for the rockets, said sources. GLSDB could be delivered as early as spring 2023, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.When the United States first sent HIMARS launchers in June, it supplied rockets with a 77 km range. This was a major boost for the Ukrainian military, allowing it to destroy Russian ammunition dumps and weapons storage facilities.
Crucially, Ukraine will soon be able to reach every point of the occupied overland route to Crimea via Berdiansk and Melitopol. That will force Russia to redirect its supply trucks to the Crimean bridge, which was badly damaged in an attack in October. Tom Karako, a weapons and security expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said that while Ukraine would benefit from an even longer range weapon, GLSDB is "a really important step to give the Ukrainians longer reach and to keep the Russians guessing.
المملكة العربية السعودية أحدث الأخبار, المملكة العربية السعودية عناوين
Similar News:يمكنك أيضًا قراءة قصص إخبارية مشابهة لهذه التي قمنا بجمعها من مصادر إخبارية أخرى.
Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on UkraineA court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities' relentless crackdown on dissent.
اقرأ أكثر »
Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on UkraineA court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities' relentless crackdown on dissent.
اقرأ أكثر »
Russian refugee says Canada deporting him to face fighting in Ukraine or torture in jailCanada has dismissed the Russian Muslim\u0027s fears about being used as \u0027cannon fodder\u0027 by relying on an article from the RT propaganda outlet
اقرأ أكثر »
Russian refugee says Canada deporting him to face fighting in Ukraine or torture in jailCanada has dismissed the Russian Muslim\u0027s fears about being used as \u0027cannon fodder\u0027 by relying on an article from the RT propaganda outlet
اقرأ أكثر »
Russian refugee says Canada deporting him to face fighting in Ukraine or torture in jailCanada has dismissed the Russian Muslim\u0027s fears about being used as \u0027cannon fodder\u0027 by relying on an article from the RT propaganda outlet
اقرأ أكثر »
Refugee says Canada deporting him so Russia can force him to fight against UkraineCanada has dismissed the Russian Muslim\u0027s fears about being used as \u0027cannon fodder\u0027 by relying on an article from the RT propaganda outlet
اقرأ أكثر »