The Ukrainian Armed Forces have the opportunity to receive ATACMS cluster bombs that can cover an area of 30 thousand square meters. m.They will not be able to reach Crimea, but they will damage the Russian Armed Forces much closer.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky recently made an official visit to the United States. After their meeting with US President Joe Biden, they announced that a new aid package would be released, which should include air defense shells and other military equipment. On September 25, the US military said verification of ATACMS missiles remained pending for several more days. Newsweek wrote about it.
The publication spoke with US Army officer Dan Rice, an advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. The officer is confident that the decision to procure ATACMS long-range tactical missiles “seemed inevitable”. According to him, an official statement on the issue is expected within a few days.
“HIMARS cluster rockets will probably be certified this week,” Rice said of the situation.
The officer also explained where he got the information: from the “decision-making” representatives of the American government.
According to Rice, ATACMS missiles will significantly change the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine. He reminded that rockets travel at supersonic speeds and represent freedom to him.
“When these rockets are launched, they break the sound barrier. To me, this is the sound of freedom,” he said.
ATACMS missiles for Ukraine: what is known
ATACMS are tactical long-range missiles (shorter range versions are available) that fly at 1500 m/s and can cover a distance of 165 to 300 km. The missiles are launched from HIMARS multiple rocket launcher systems, which the United States provided to Ukraine in the first months of the Russian invasion. The cost of one bullet is about 1.5 million dollars.
Experts suggested what type of missiles the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive. It is possible for ATACMS cluster bombs, which have the capacity to destroy Russian invaders in an area of more than 30 thousand square meters when detonated, to appear on the battlefield. m This type of ammunition is called MGM-140: it contains an M39 cluster warhead consisting of 940 M74 submunitions. The main objective is to defeat manpower and light equipment.
Former U.S. Army Commander Ben Hodges noted that cluster munitions were not particularly well-suited to harm Russians in Crimea. But he also acknowledged that these would be useful directly on the battle line. Military analysts announced that the missiles would destroy enemy logistics at a depth of 80 km from the front line.
We remind you that in addition to ATACMS, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also hope to receive TAURUS long-range missiles produced in Germany. German officials are confident that members of the Defense Forces will spend three months learning how to launch these missiles. Meanwhile, German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz is still hesitating whether to make an appropriate decision.
Source: Focus
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