For an effective counteroffensive, the Ukrainian army needs long-range ATACMS missiles, more HIMARS, MLRS rocket systems, tanks and aircraft.
Ukraine has requested a new batch of weapons from the United States of America, including the ATACMS missile system with a range of up to 300 kilometers. On Monday, September 12, The Wall Street Journal wrote in relation to the relevant document submitted to US lawmakers.
The document lists dozens of types of weapons that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will need to continue the counteroffensive in 2023.
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“Among them is the army tactical missile system ATACMS, which the administration of US President Joe Biden earlier refused to hand over,” the statement said.
In total, the list of Ukrainian requirements for offensive operations includes 29 types of weapons and ammunition systems. Among them are tanks, drones, artillery systems, Harpoon anti-ship missiles and 2,000 missiles for Himars.
The flight speed of the ATACMS missile is one and a half kilometers per second, while the missile can maneuver in the air and create so-called traps for enemy air defense systems. It is very difficult to shoot such a target, and it is almost impossible for the radar to understand which missile is flying. In this case, the permissible deviation from the target at the maximum distance is from 10 to 50 meters. Russia does not have weapons with this accuracy and range.
It was previously reported that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz believes that the weapons transferred by Germany to Ukraine play an important role in the current events on the front.
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Source: korrespondent
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