Ukraine’s arsenal expands as forces begin deploying custom-built mini-rocket launchers
UKRAINE has an arsenal of high-tech Western arms to fight Russian forces, but is also deploying custom-built mini-rocket launchers that use parts taken from a Soviet-era system.
The “mini-Grad“ uses pipes from Soviet-designed BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers developed in the 1960s, and can be mounted on pickup trucks, providing additional mobility for the counteroffensive Kyiv began in early June.
Gall, a member of Ukraine’s 108th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade, said the mini-Grads were not as accurate as the advanced HIMARS rocket systems Kyiv has received from the United States but made it possible to get closer to enemy lines.
The 108th brigade of territorial defence shared footage with Reuters said to show impacts of Grad rockets it fired on Russian military positions in Zaporizhzhia region.
Reuters was able to verify the location of the footage which was filmed in Bahate, approximately 20km (12 miles) southwest of Robotyne. Field shapes, buildings and tree lines matched satellite imagery. Reuters could not independently verify when the footage was filmed.
Ukrainian military analyst Oleksandr Musiyenko said there were three advantages in using mini-Grads -- their mobility enables them to move fast, units that have them can fire on a target without waiting to summon artillery from elsewhere, and they offer extra firepower for lightly armed infantry units.
He said the development of such weaponry was designed to “give an advantage to units which typically do not have this type of weapon.“
The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world
Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know
Read The Sun:
Like The Sun on Facebook:
Follow The Sun on Twitter:
Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat:
#russia #ukraine #war
1 view
23
18
2 months ago 01:29:29 1
Valeriy Chaly and Yuriy Kostenko - about the nuclear shield
2 months ago 00:29:38 1
Отправка войск в Украину, война с Югом и ненависть к США: что мы знаем про КНДР и ее армию
2 months ago 00:03:36 1
Incredible satellite pics show devastation after huge Ukrainian strike turned Putin’s arsenal to ash
2 months ago 00:29:46 1
Рассылка повесток в Москве. Зеленский и ядерная бомба. Лидер ХАМАС Синвар мёртв. Атака на Киев ІУТРО
2 months ago 00:01:10 1
Is World War III Coming?
2 months ago 00:59:49 1
“ИЗВОР“ ПРОТИВ КРАВ-МАГА И СПЕЦНАЗА! Русский рукопашный бой (русский стиль) Михаила Грудева
2 months ago 00:20:38 4
Теперь Зеленский просит ядерку
2 months ago 00:03:15 1
Putin Unveils Apex ‘Doomsday’ Weapon, Flaunts Atomic Arsenal in Bold Nuclear Testing | Watch
2 months ago 00:35:52 3
US Army Colonel (Ret.) REVEALS How Russia and China Will DEFEND Iran Against Israeli Aggression
2 months ago 00:28:32 1
Как портились отношения России и Украины после распада СССР
2 months ago 00:31:51 1
🔥 МИНУС склад! Арсенал под БРЯНСКОМ со снарядами из КНДР – взлетел в воздух | Фронт News
2 months ago 00:04:55 1
Брянская область, Карачев: атакован склад БК с управляемыми авиабомбами и северокорейскими ракетами
2 months ago 01:02:20 1
Дроны СБУ сожгли 37 арсенал ГРАУ ВС рф в Брянской области. Рамштайн переноситься?
3 months ago 00:09:06 2
Украинские F-16 прокачались! Крылатые бомбы JSOW: лютый подгон для ВСУ. Обзор новинки / Арсенал LIVE
3 months ago 00:00:00 1
LIVE: Зеленский – в Хорватии. Удар ВСУ по складу РФ в Брянской области | Наше время. Вечер
3 months ago 00:33:34 1
АРСЕНАЛ в Брянской области ВЗЛЕТЕЛ В ВОЗДУХ 🔥 Нефтебаза и аэродром ПЫЛАЮТ в Крыму | Новости,
3 months ago 00:09:07 1
Росіяни наклали у штани! ЗСУ отримали надпотужні БОМБИ. Повний огляд на JSOW | Арсенал