Posted on 07/18/2022 11:20:51 AM PDT by 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.
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I'll speculate that American advisors are they to train, monitor, and help with the set-up, but the person to actually push the fire button is Ukranian.
So achtung Russkie soldiers, go find them!
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They are. Non western MSM is already reporting one Himars captured, ( unclear if captured or sold off by Ukie military) two confirmed destroyed,in addition hot off the press, an anti- shipping missile depot just hit in Odessa.
In any case, these Himars and other western arms will not win the war, just inflict more casualties. The Ukies have lost the Donbass, and as “ forecasted” will have to retreat across the plains to the Dniepner…let’s give Vlad a few more weeks to finish rolling up Donbass ( 95 percent complete) , then he can decide if he wants to eat Odessa….which his Congress and Neo Cons are urging to.
Anyway, the latest by the legend Mercouris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyphQb-fRas
Warning: the Ukie war cheerleaders are advised not to view Mercouris’s reporting, your head will explode.
For a live video of Vlads amazing artillery in action :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7fmGnxhAtw&t=24s
Keep in mind, 24/7 , sorry folks, the Ukies are toast, and Vlads artillery is not stopping in intensity. When the Ukies start retreating across the open plains,….
Fish in a barrel.
Having some familiarity with cargo artillery rounds, they make our B52 carpet bombings an antiquated weapon of the past, and at a fraction of the cost. Himars ( the now reported 18 sent to the Ukies- 1/3 of the US inventory) are an expensive show, I guess senile Joe feels we will not ever need them…taxpayers think differently.
July 7, 2022 Topic: Russia-Ukraine War Region: Europe Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: HIMARSRussia-Ukraine WarRussian Invasion Of UkraineDonbassVolodymyr Zelensky
Did Russia Take Out Ukrainian HIMARS Rocket Launchers?
Ukrainian military officials rejected Russia’s claims as “fake.”
by Mark Episkopos
The Russian military claimed on Wednesday that it destroyed two High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) missile launchers in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region.
“In the area of the village of Malotaranovka, high-precision air-launched missiles destroyed two US-made HIMARS multiple missile launchers and two ammunition depots for them,” announced Russia’s Defense Ministry, according to Russian news outlet RIA Novosti. The Defense Ministry reportedly added that a radar station for a Ukrainian S-300 missile system was destroyed in southern Ukraine. Malotaranovka is located to the south of Kramatorsk, a city in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region that sits on the path of Russia’s ongoing offensive in the Donbass region.
Ukrainian military officials rejected Russia’s claims as “fake,” adding that the country’s armed forces are using HIMARS systems to inflict “devastating blows” on the Russian military, according to Reuters.
Ukies say fake news from your your Ruzzzians. Who should stick to their forte, shooting down their own 34 million dollar jets.
“Sergei Shoigu is lighting a fire under their azzes and demanding that Russian army makes this a priority.”
Vladolf Pootler’s RUbe army says “Да здравствует победа!” as they drive their [Z]wastika painted vehicles all over occupied UA territory looking for more girls and women to rape, children with mothers to blow up, houses to loot, and farm fields to burn...
duh, no dog eating or dead general stories today?
Russia’s propaganda is obviously intended for low IQ audiences. ;D
Some good footage of a Himars getting destroyed, and other good Ukie war footage….that the western MSM will not mention…it pays to watch both sides.
Some more good war porn, ( this is a Greek news agency- surprisingly)….
Of course the western war cheerleaders will say this is “ propaganda “, however actual live footage says different, called reality, something the western corrupted MSM will never show.
That said, hard to argue with live footage, especially from Greece.
UKR HIMARS has only survived this long due to the benevolence of Putin and the protection of Saint Barbara. It seems Putin’s benevolence is rescinded.
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