As Russian forces strengthen their defenses in the territory they have taken east and south, Ukrainian troops need more powerful weapons in the form of long-range artillery to counterattack and keep the enemy alert.
The high-mobility artillery rocket system, or HIMARS, which the United States has announced it will send, will have a range of about 50 miles, according to a US official, doubling Ukraine’s artillery capacity. . Britain is expected to follow suit in the coming days by sending the GPS-guided M270B1 multi-launch rocket system, which uses a 200-pound explosive warhead to hit targets up to 43 miles.
In theory, Western rocket systems will allow Ukraine to strike “deep” at Russian.