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Ukraine received the first tranche of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) from the United States on Thursday. This is the long-awaited arrival that Ukrainian defense authorities have sought to stop Russian troops.
“Summer will be hot for Russian occupiers, and it will be the last summer for some occupiers,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Olexi Reznikov tweeted Thursday.
HIMARS will give Ukrainian troops the ability to attack Russian cannons 45 to 50 miles away and add them to the weapons toolbox that the West has provided to the national army. This includes drones, anti-aircraft javelin missiles, anti-aircraft stinger missiles, and tactics. Vehicles, and thousands of small weapons.
Putin warned the West that it would attack a new target in Ukraine after the United States announced earlier this month that it would transfer four HIMARS to Ukraine.
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On Wednesday, House Defense Commission Vice-Chairman Yuri Schwitkin said the transfer of HIMARS to Ukraine “emphasizes the gradual move towards World War III on the part of the United States” and goes one step further. is.
“We need to understand that we have to be strict. In my opinion, there should be a reaction in the countries that supply weapons today. Not only will it destroy infrastructure, but it will be a major intention. The decision center is the US Embassy. ” “Sooner or later I think this will be the target of the Russian army,” he said.
Rebecca Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer and author of Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat the United States, said Russians deliberately target the U.S. Embassy in Kieu. She said she would never, but she staged a “mistake”. “
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“In conclusion, [an] “Wrong” Russian strike blow [the] The US Embassy is very plausible. Mr. Koffler told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
“This would be a message to the United States to stop providing weapons to Ukraine, but it’s all dangerous and the threshold for this decision is very high.”
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The fighting has united around eastern Ukraine in recent weeks, with Russian troops attacking the industrial city of Sieviero Donetsk in an attempt to gain control of the Donbas region.
Ukraine received four HIMARS on Thursday after the United States trained its troops on how to use them. This week, four more HIMARS were announced as part of the more than $ 6 billion military aid the United States has provided to the country over the past four months.