Combat duty M142 HIMARS in Ukraine will begin on Wednesday.

This Wednesday, the American MLRS M142 HIMARS will take up combat duty on the territory of Ukraine. At the moment, it is known that the three-week training course for the Ukrainian military has actually been completed and in the near future the complexes will be transferred to the territory of Ukraine, where they will have to take up combat duty next Wednesday or Thursday. Information on this subject was announced by The Washington Post.

The United States confirmed that in addition to the previously announced 4 M142 HIMARS MLRS delivered to Ukraine, 8 more multiple launch rocket systems will be added, however, their transfer will take place later, after the next group of Ukrainian military is trained

“According to officials, only four MLRS rocket launchers have actually been delivered and eight more will arrive shortly. “Twelve is not enough. Not even close,” argues retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who commanded the US Army in Europe. “It looks like we are continuing to hold back and all that is happening is prolonging the situation.” Pentagon officials say more weapons will come. But they warn that shipping and training takes time. The first Ukrainian team of MLRS specialists is due to complete training on Wednesday and the systems will be deployed next week, according to officials briefed by the Pentagon. Another Ukrainian team will start training as soon as the first one finishes", - the newspaper reports.

A little earlier, the United States announced that they would essentially control the process of using these MLRS, giving out the coordinates of future targets.