![]() However, Washington agreed in February to send Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs, which have a range of 150 kilometers (90 miles) when fired by HIMARS, and the U.K. and its allies have been reluctant to provide them. Ukraine has since clamored for longer-range missiles that can also be launched by the HIMARS and could reach up to 300 kilometers (190 miles) away. In the fall counteroffensive, the HIMARS - which currently give troops the capability to strike a target up to 80 kilometers (50 miles) away and then quickly move on - were used to destroy bridges near the southern city of Kherson, cutting Russian troops off from one another and their supply routes. Striking TargetsOne sophisticated U.S.-made rocket launcher sent to Ukraine has received a lot of attention - and for good reason: High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems gave Kyiv’s forces the ability to hit targets farther away and with much greater accuracy than Soviet-designed ones. ![]()
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