Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 said:

Some very good news if true.

News: The Biden admin is preparing to send Ukraine advanced, long-range rocket systems—known as MLRS and HIMARS—that are now the top request from Ukrainian officials, multiple officials say.
Approval could be announced as soon as next week. https://t.co/wma6skIx8X

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 26, 2022

Poland to acquire 500 M142 HIMARS is... wow!
That's a 150% increase over Poland's current rocket artillery number... and more than the US fields now.

I wonder if some of these systems are destined for another country in desperate need of HIMARS systems... https://t.co/dfE81k4Ohu

— Thomas C. Theiner (@noclador) May 26, 2022

My question with that is how effective will they ultimately prove to be. The Howitzers were touted as a potential game changer for Ukraine but a week or so on from them being delivered and news about them has been eerily silent. That suggests ones pf two things - that Russia did indeed take out a good number of them when they claimed to hit an arms depot outside Kyiv a few days back or they haven’t been able to have much impact in the field.

Others claims they may not yet have made it to the frontline, which seems odd given the prominence they had in the media.