"If You Shoot, You Hit Every Time"... Biden Supports Ukraine with Advanced Rocket System

Meeting Ukraine's Demand... "Currently Over Twice the Range of Howitzers at 64 km"

President Joe Biden of the United States
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Nayeon] An advanced rocket system capable of striking key targets in Ukraine with greater precision is set to be introduced.

On the 31st (local time), U.S. President Joe Biden stated in an op-ed for The New York Times (NYT), "We will continue to supply advanced weapons including Javelin and anti-tank missiles, Stinger surface-to-air missiles, powerful howitzers and precision rocket systems, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Mi-17 helicopters, and ammunition."

However, he did not specify the exact type of advanced rocket system to be provided this time. Foreign media pointed to the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), which has a range exceeding 64 km.

Earlier, a U.S. government official said that the rocket system to be provided to enhance Ukraine's military capabilities was decided to be the GMLRS. The range of the GMLRS is about twice that of the M777 howitzers recently supported by the U.S., but it falls far short of the tactical missile system (about 298 km) possessed by the U.S. military.

U.S. government officials expect that the GMLRS will provide the Ukrainian military with the capability to strike Russian targets in the Donbas region.

Meanwhile, Russia is reported to have recently taken control of the center of Sievierodonetsk, one of Ukraine's last strongholds in the eastern Donbas region.

In this context, AFP reported that the German government has also decided to support Ukraine with tanks through a weapons exchange arrangement with Greece.

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