Can US-Supplied HIMARS Be a Game Changer for Ukraine?
Expert(s): Niklas Masuhr
Publisher(s): France 24
Publication Year: 2022
Answering Ukrainian calls for more long-range precision weapons, the US finally said it will send more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to Kyiv. But can the new HIMARS turn the battle in the Donbas in Ukraine’s favor? CSS' Niklas Masuhr explains to France 24 that these systems are indeed very relevant in attacking behind Russian lines, pushing back ammunitions’ depots and the Russian architecture for their artillery and air defense networks thus disrupting the Russian logistics chain.