Ukraine has "passed test" on new U.S. guided rockets, needs more - Reznikov

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Ukraine’s defense minister said his country has “passed the test” with its successful use of recently delivered American long-range artillery systems, but stressed the high attrition rate along its extensive front line has made the demand for additional supplies, such as armored vehicles and drones, more urgent.

That’s according to Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, who spoke with The Wall Street Journal.

Oleksii Reznikov said the need for longer-range weapons continues to outpace the Ukrainians’ demand for shorter-range systems as the war shifts primarily to an artillery battle, and more will be needed if they are to recapture territory lost since Russia invaded on Feb. 24.

“We need to refresh our platoons and change them and make replacements also because we also have a lot of losses,” he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “We are waiting for more armor, more weaponry from our partners. We need to rebuild some directions and to refresh our fortifications and plan a new operational strategy.”

(Link to WSJ article in this link if you can get past the WSJ paywall)

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3526271-ukraine-has-passed-test-on-new-us-guided-rockets-needs-more-reznikov.html


This war is now an artillery war. It can be over by the end of the year if Ukraine is supplied with the proper artillery and the right amount of artillery weapons. The HIMARS have helped considerably. I'm glad and relieved the next four HIMAR systems are on the way.

[PortTack]

1. Good news!! So ...get busy and send them everything they are asking for! NOW

[Tomconroy]

2. In the anonymous Pentagon briefing Friday (the anonymous

briefer used to be Jack Kirby who went to the white house. Now it's whoever succeeded Jack Kirby) the briefer went out of his way to say Ukraine is getting 1000 special high precision artillery rounds but refused to say exactly what they were despite being asked several times. I guess we will find out what they are in the next few weeks. I hope they can reach moscow or at least a few RR bridges in Russia. But I doubt if they will.

[mitch96]

3. "reach moscow or at least a few RR bridges" at least pound the shit out of the Kerch straits

and road bridge between mainland russia and Crimea. That would definitely ruin their day. No water to Crimea, no transport to Crimea, shaky transport on the "land bridge" through the Kherson/Donetsk area. Hummmm this should be interesting.
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