HIMARS have arrived to Ukraine.
— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) June 23, 2022
Thank you to my πΊπ² colleague and friend @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III for these powerful tools!
Summer will be hot for russian occupiers. And the last one for some of them. pic.twitter.com/BTmwadthpp
* Ukraine's defense minister thanked the US for a delivery of HIMARS long-range rocket systems.
* "Summer will be hot for Russian occupiers. And the last one for some of them," he said.
* Ukraine lobbied the US for the HIMARS for months, and promised not to fire into Russia itself.
Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov thanked the US for the delivery of long-range rockets which the country urgently requested to help even the odds in its fight against Russia.
"HIMARS have arrived to Ukraine. Thank you to my colleague and friend @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III for these powerful tools!
Summer will be hot for Russian occupiers. And the last one for some of them," tweeted Reznikov Thursday.
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WNU Editor: Too little, too late.
Update: The US is promising four more HIMARS .... U.S. to send four more long-range rocket launchers to Ukraine in new aid package (Politico).
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The Ukrainians’ American-Made Rockets Blast The Russians For The First Time -- Forbes
Ukraine Warns Russia of Massive Missile Strikes After U.S. Rockets Arrive -- Newsweek
US long-range rockets arrive in Ukraine as war with Russia continues -- NYPost
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