American HIMARS systems have arrived in Ukraine

American HIMARS systems have already arrived in Ukraine.

Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defense of Ukraine announced this on Twitter.

He also thanked the Pentagon Chief for supporting Ukraine.

“HIMARS have arrived to Ukraine. Thank you to my 🇺🇲 colleague and friend Lloyd J. Austin III for these powerful tools! Summer will be hot for Russian invaders. And the last one for some of them,” he wrote.

HIMARS have arrived to Ukraine.
Thank you to my 🇺🇲 colleague and friend @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III for these powerful tools!
Summer will be hot for russian occupiers. And the last one for some of them. pic.twitter.com/BTmwadthpp

— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) June 23, 2022

On June 1, the United States approved a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which included HIMARS rocket artillery systems and ammunition for them. Ukraine will be receiving these weapons as part of the $700 million aid package.

The Pentagon later stated that providing Ukraine with several systems is only a starting point.

It was further reported that the United States might double the number of HIMARS systems shipped over to Ukraine. This would mean the supply of 4 more weapons systems.

Ukrainian artillerymen started mastering this system in early June. The course itself lasted for three weeks, during which the Ukrainian soldiers were taught to use and maintain the systems.

In the photo, four-star General Daniel Hokanson, Commander of the U.S. National Guard, is talking with the Ukrainian servicemen in the cabin of the M142 HIMARS at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.

M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) uses a 6-wheel chassis of an M1140 FMTV tactical truck.

The system can be used as a rocket launcher with ammunition of different ranges, and as a tactical missile system.