Russia Orders Troops to Target Ukraine's Western-Supplied Weapons

MSN/The Wall Street Journal. ^ | July 18th | Brett Forrest

[dennisw]

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia ordered its forces to target the long-range missiles and artillery weapons that Western countries have recently supplied to Ukraine, a sign of how Kyiv’s additional firepower has begun to reshape the conflict.

On Monday, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told a group of Russian troops to make Ukraine’s long-range weaponry a priority target to prevent shelling in parts of eastern Ukraine held by Russian forces, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

A recent shipment of advanced Western weapons has reinforced Ukraine’s efforts to fend off Russia’s invasion. Whether those weapons will enable Kyiv to turn the tide remains unclear, say Western officials.

U.S. Himars mobile rocket launchers and other systems from North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries have enabled Ukraine to strike Russian bases far behind the front lines, including ammunition depots. That has marked a shift from weeks earlier, when Ukraine was largely outgunned by Russia’s heavy artillery, allowing Russian troops to gain ground in eastern Ukraine.

The Pentagon has dispatched eight Himars to Ukraine and has pledged to deliver another four. Ukraine’s defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, said last week that Kyiv had also received the first M270 multiple-launch rocket systems pledged by the U.K., Germany and Norway.

[WoofDog123]

common sense - the US has to have taken active duty casualties by now, regardless of how they have been (or haven’t been) reported.

we are heavily involved in ukraine and have been from day 1.