White House officials have confirmed that the United States will send M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, also known as HIMARS, to war-torn Ukraine.
The medium-range rocket systems have long topped the lists of weapons requests by Kyiv as fighting against Russian forces has concentrated in the eastern regions of the country.
The US officials confirmed the systems would be part of a new $700m security assistance package to Ukraine that will also include helicopters, Javelin anti-tank weapon systems, tactical vehicles, spare parts and more.
On Wednesday, the Kremlin sharply criticised the US decision to supply the rocket systems and munitions to Ukraine, and accused Washington of adding “fuel to the fire”.
Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington, DC.
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playing with fire, Biden is out of mind.
Zelensky will not pay for these weapons, who will pay for it ? is it a free gift for Ukraine
Pls make it fast …..
why ukraine can’t hit russia target in russia soil?
They can and they will.
WAR PROPERGANDER !!!!!!
IS RUSSIA PRESENTLY SITTING DOWN AND SLEEPING ??????????
USA do like play game to Ukraines and Russia,they will use midium rage adjustable,what a joke
The only thing it will be doing is more Ukrainian’s dying and those system doesn’t take a minute to setup ask any US Army personnel.
No, these are meant to be used with air support. Once u use this, russian bumbers will take it out. Its pointless.
It is better for black American mercenaries not to go to fight for Ukrainians! black refugees are not allowed out of Ukraine, only white ones, because now mostly Nazis are fighting against Russia, peaceful people are sitting at home
this looks like a commercial thing for M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, the rich getting richer
Make in iesrael good 👍 is old for iesrael
Comrade Trump “genius” friend Comrade KGB Col. Putin & Co are so funny. They actually talk about the morality, ethics, and decency of other people… in straight faces… they flatten most of central and eastern Ukraine, making towns & cities big & small looking like we’re looking at colored pictures from WW2 in Europe and they lecture people!
But it is so “provoking” to defend against their invasion! It oversteps all bounds of diplomatic relations for Ukraine to shoot back, when shot at! At least Ukraine should apologize for defending themselves!
Almost the same that was done on American base of Khe San in vietnam.
Vietnamese had longer range gun than the American.
Advanced ? Just a typical MLRS !
Ukraine will be the next Afghanistan I thinking
Russia has already lost more people in Ukraine than they did in Afghanistan before they pulled out. It just takes time for the mothers to think things over.
They over step boung by attack Ukraine, so why complain about West sending long range weapons. Call off the attack site and reason together why killing each other.cov19 killed millions and your evil war killing innocent,you are crazy to start this wars in the first place.
Assurance that they will not use these systems against targets on Russian teritory. What a lame statement 🤣🤣
😂😂 and at the same time Russian are firing them from inside their territory
Almost like the signed “assurances” Russia gave in 1994 to respect Ukraine’s sovereign borders, eh?
For all those ignorants who thinks It’s a game changer, please know – it takes years to Perfect use of a critical military tool and atleast 5-6 months of basic training. Ukraine has none.
Ukrainian artillery men are actually pretty good and fast learners. Their precision is pretty accurate if you follow them on Ukrinform TV. They might be the best so far in modern time, analysts said. That’s why US Pentagon said they’re not worried Ukraine will learn fast with using HIMARS. It took them 2 weeks to master the M777 artillery systems. You should watch videos that are posted on them putting the M777 to work. The accuracy is crazy. That’s only if you care to watch. Maybe you’re just a troll
I saw some interview with a U.S. general, he said we sent some type of radar system to Ukraine (to back-track enemy artillery fire, if I understood right) and he said the Ukrainians creatively discovered whole new ways to use the system, which they taught to us!
Laughable How Poor Ukraine is fighting American war
They are using them
Why is our military strategy so public?
What they think Putin don’t have YouTube?
Hey girl
You really believe they are sending only 4 units? Just setting up a plausible explanation if Russia captures one or two of them.
The M-142 MILARS and its GPS guided rockets will destroy anything important on the battlefield! Russia is so F’d! Takes up too 3 weeks to train though. Only the first shipment Pentagon says! The World loves you Ukraine! 💛💙💛💙🤘
If these systems had been delivered earlier, they would have saved thousands of lives in Ukraine. But now the main question is how many of these systems are provided? Ukrainian Russian front, it’s almost a thousand miles long. 10 or 100 of these systems will not change the situation at the front. These systems should be delivered to Ukraine in thousands.
100 will be enough. The quastion is the rockets
they getting 4… which is so odd, feels like they just prolonging this war !
Useless “wonder weapons” which are supposedly going to change the course of the war, the USA has sent a lot of “wonder weapons” before.
The problem with these GPS guided weapons is that the Russians have been blocking the GPS rendering such weapons useless.
The only solution to this conflict is a peace settlement.
That’s false, but nice try.
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸vive l’Ukraine libre et indépendante sans criminels russes à ses frontières ✌️✌️✌️✌️🥰🥰🥰
You have a lot of criminals in your borders , Paris isn’t french.
Ukraine the next Afghanistan…
Its like SleepyJoe is asking to get dethroned, oh well its gna end up in Russian army anyways
Runescape-playing NEET criticizing military decisions as if he has any idea about what he is talking about…Amazing…
Yes, like Russian tanks being looted away by farmers.
this is pre plan from USA
In case people doesnt know, The rocket system sent over is not the same reputable HIMARS with the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) that is capable of launching missiles up to a range of 186miles or 300km. US decided to limit the range of the HIMARS and did not provide ATACMS so the Ukrainian with this HIMARS only have a range of 50mile or 80km. I don’t think this version of HIMARS as it is now is not definitely not going to help Ukraine as much as how the mainstream media is making it to be.
Swedes & germans should also give mid range artillery to the Ukranians … They are one of the best in making these kinds of weapons
Swedes not part of Nato
So 🤔🤔 that means NATO don’t want🕊️✌️paz, NATO the most 🥴🥴😵😵 stupid thing happened to this world,,, trump 2024 US, whit him any of this will be happening, he will go and get the problem front to front with 🤡 zelenskyy and Putin, not just sending weapons like crazy and most of those weapons are getting destroyed or capture by russians and chechens forces,
This expert is delusional!
Russia has a complete dominance in air, sea and on the ground. What will these 4 HIMARS change? Nothing.
America is trading n controlling nice market ever!.
Lawrow is 💩
Send them now, for God’ sake.
NATO is slow to act.
The Russians may have fallen into a strategic trap. The HIMARS are out of Russian artillery range but they are inside Ukraine territory. These systems are so accurate that they do not need to blanket an area to knock out Russian artillery or rockets. The longer range rockets have not been supplied because all the Russian equipment they need to target is inside Ukraine.
@Kess Carlton There is air defence for them.
@Jaho Shkoza exactly
Give me a break Ukraine doesn’t even have an airport that thing can easily gets nocked out from the air the war isn’t artillery against artillery
@Jaho Shkoza what do you mean air defence ? Not all planes don’t necessarily have to be within the range of this equipment, do you know the Russians hadn’t participated SU-57
The United States will defend itself against those countries that are invaded, with the difference that now they will be killed with American weapons.
Usa is supporting nazis and zionists.
Useless
Russias talk of decency, what a crock.
Why we believe when usa says only 4 units will be sent? Why should they declare the exact numbers? The nature of war is confidentially doing things not declaring it
It is boiling the frog slowly. Russia being the frog.
Step by step raising momentum to beat barbaric Russia.
Use rocket on Russia
Putin knows full well that no country can confront him, so he’s going take over the whole Ukraine. Why is the US afraid of Putin? It’s so sad when Ukraine have the missiles but can’t launch inside Russia. It’s so injustice.
Ye the US doesn’t really wanna commute a suicide for Ukraine, The US has well awareness war with Russia would not play out like Iraq or Libya or or Syria
Glory to Ukraine! The world is united to help you achieve Victory against tyrrants!
Which world is united?? US is fighting Russian through the lives if Ukraine!!!
@Abubakr Omar then tell putin to stop invading ukraine. as simple as that
U can Imagine if other countries did this to evil uncle Sam when they’re invading all these countries they would have use all their nuclear weapons already look what they’re doing they have a zero interest to end the war
Stop putin-Satan-evil’s genocide of Ukrainian babies, children, and his own soldiers. putin-Satan is nothing but evil, immoral, and sadistic. The civilized world must wipe out putin-Satans evil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4? Four? Is this a joke?
Not familiar with the frog-boiling analogy, are you?
Biden bullets are bullits so quit being afraid every time Putin Farts.
If HIMARS has been activated in Ukraine possible attack in capital Kiev again😭
Can they use them against targets in Crimea?
Is Crimea Bridge considered as Russian Territory
Yes I agree the HIMARS should have been in ukraine months ago.
John Quinn, Glasgow, UK.
Russia scared now
How can these genocide criminals demand anything, time to start being tough on those murderers!
How many peices will be sent?
This hype will not tilt the war in Ukraine favour. Remember Russia has the capability of taking out these weapons from any part of Ukraine. 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
They do not. Otherwise they would not have suffered 30,000 plus troop losses plus thousands of military equipment in a span of just 3 months.
Typical western propaganda of overhyping their equipments which was tested agains goat herders and cave dwellers. Kaliber cruise is ready to welcome them with open arms.
Uraaa 🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺🇷🇺 full support from Tanzania 🇹🇿❤️🇷🇺❤️
US always help all terrorists around the world
Diplomatic relations?! Putin in ammo!
Russia will destroy them. Shooting 🔫 targets.
US is only talking us they can’t win ro russia because russia is the best
Sweet treats for Orion drones.
I hope the Russians will destroy those weapons straight away! Russia should had flattened Kiev and all the administration buildings! USA saying they trust Ukraine to not fire into Russia territory is rubbish so if anything happens USA is to blame! Western nations are just helping to kill more people in Ukraine because those new weapons will not change the war! I’m ashamed of being a Western citizen and nothing this is made in my name!
Biden is a lousy leader. America needs a stronger leader than this scared old man. This man cannot deal with the likes of Putin.
So, we basically have better military equipment but we don’t show it off in a military parade like the Russian. lol
We are khmer child Congratulations to US -NATO and allies Europe who internationals military cooperation in Ukraine army for successfully the defeating on the motherland of Ukraine thanks you so much all soldiers of Ukraine that the bravery of Ukrainian soldiers, I would like to welcome the same democracies and help each other when the enemy invades to Ukraine by Russian soldiers,Let NATO United States and allies Europe who provide modern equipment to Ukraine M 270 and M 142 that the advanced rockets system US is spending to Ukraine attacked on Russian army that enemy invasions on homeland of Ukraine and Europe ! ! !
Why arent they talking about peace instead of escalating
2:14 Oh my gosh… these people have no shame at all! This, coming from the nation that INVADED UKRAINE! WTF?
What is that Russia targeting Ukraine Territory Blinken said not to use to tRget Russian territory. You concern for Russia than ukraine?
Itscrazy
Talking ,talking lots of talks no more talks just send the longer range artillery ..everytime you send the weapons to Ukraine there’s a need to have it announce publicly. .no .ore advertisement. Just send it Russian had almost occupied Donbass then Biden talk & talk to send .
Seem like the western world are afraid of Russia period! Russia attacking Ukrainian citizens, cities and capital. Ukrainian has the right to attack deep into Russia and even into Moscow too. You can’t gave Ukrainian weapons and at the same time tied their hands.
It looks like the russians are going to taste their own medicine soon.They swollow
the MANPAD medicine already
with 6000 vehicles of any kind destroyed already….4 division lost in 90 days 35% of the lost russian souls that invaded ukraine …and we are keep on counting…..
If the United States, EU, and Nato are too afraid to escalate the war, then they should have stopped supporting the supplies of weapons to Ukraine. Is Nato, EU, and US possibly afraid they will be attacked by Russia if ever their supplied missiles hit Moscow, right!, If they have no gut ,then stop sending the Ukrainian soldiers and civilians knocking on heaven’s door. OMG !
*Ukraine. A land of **_milk_** and **_honey._* It is _not_ a mound of sand.
Prior to the Balfour declaration the S/W region of Russia titled Ukraine was designated the 1000-years-Millennium breadbasket. Ukraine is to be destroyed, depopulated and rebuilt.
While Zelensky seems-to-be-seen to be defending Ukraine he is taking a stand to ensure its destruction. A third of its population will flee the land. The remainder will be eliminated by attrition. Nothing is said to dispel the mistaken notion of Ukrainians that the little con man is securing this land for them.
Emulating a process proved effective in Canada, Ukraine is to be turned into a nation of tenants with the country as a whole functioning like a single enterprise in which the lifetime earnings of residents are exacted through rent and shunted to the chosen few. Ukrainians that realize their children cannot become established will not raise families. Tenancies will be filled from a world wide pool. Within a generation Ukrainians will vanish into oblivion.
¹ Ukraine was designated the 1000-years-Millennium breadbasket. A former leader resolved that this land would be _lebensraum_ for the 1000-years-Reich. Ukraine is an agricultural land with dairy and beekeeping major pursuits, literally _a land of milk and honey._
The whole entire world is missing the point !!! how in 2022 you have a bigger bully country killing its smaller neighbour and then brazenly and viciously stealing land. and nato and us have to justify their actions. ???? please we gonna let tyrants get the better over us ? that will set a presidence
What happens if do not work ?? All you send before did not work ! This time Russia will finish off Ukraine !! REALITY .
Which trident and harpoon’s ? Ukraine did not receive any yet. They are only promises which always arrives too late, only after Russia is granted the time to adjust, occupy the land, make it part of Russia, so that it is not supposed to be attacked. Your governments are made out of hypocrites collaborators under the table with Russia, while playing theater and acting credible only in the front of TV channels and on media, but in reality are hypocrites as well as cowards.
A treaty guarantying the integrity & sovereignty of Ukraine ? Really ? Like the one that was given in 1990-s in exchange to allow Russia to take the nuclear missiles of Ukraine with NATO-countries pushing for such treaty, offering guaranties then, yet / while now not implementing those guaranties, and not granting its sovereignty but rather giving up under Russia’s threats which always wins wars through deceitful propaganda and threats. None of the former soviet satellite countries are safe. NATO will disintegrate
IF U.S ROCKETS HITS INSIDE RUSSIA SOVERNGTY WORLD WAR BEGINS
the Americans wanna escalate the issue they know Kiev will fire on Russia
IF IT HITS ANYWHERE NEAR MOSCOW OR ST PETERSBURG THE U.S AND NATO ARE FINISHED. NO MORE.
We can all agree Russia isn’t what we thought they were… Only thing Russia has going for it is nuclear weapons. I would gladly fight Russians on a battlefield anyday.
Oh ye you are right I agree with you I would gladly fight the Americans too
N. What. Is. Russa.. Just. Let them. Roll. Over the border. With out hitting them?
US supplying weapons on US tax payers money… Don’t forget everything price going up in USA and EU, different types of war…
kyiv can mariupolize moscow now !!!!!
All what they are doing is killing Ukrainians people because to me Russians Nato and USA are the same so please let us give time to the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦
Rusia will distroy very soon
This can happen to Taiwan too if attacked by China . USA will not send missiles to Taiwan that will reach China, not to provoke China
Another marvellous weapon? How much? One, ten, hundreds, thousands? This is serious??? Ukraine is a bankrupt country! Greetings from Brazil.
biden is weak.
Unbelievable that only medium range Rocket systems can defeat Russia? Hah, hah,hah!
Shoot those rockets into Russia see how they like being blown up
Let me ask the guys that said Ukraine is being evacuated from maripol are the oneces giving statistics of Russian losses ..how blind are you to propaganda
The US did not yet provide its advanced weapons system which does not have a russian equal which is the 5th gen f35 and its munitions