Russia downs long-range rocket supplied by the US to Ukraine
29-03-2023
Russia has announced that it has downed a long-range rocket supplied by the United States to Ukraine for the first time.
The rocket in question was a ground-launched small-diameter bomb produced by Boeing and the Saab Group with a range of up to 150 kilometers.
The rocket was said to be key to an anticipated counter-attack against Russian forces in Ukraine by the Ukrainian military.
In recent months, fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has been concentrated in the eastern city of Bakhmut.
Ukraine received modern Leopard and Challenger battle tanks from Germany and the United Kingdom to push back Moscow's army in east and southern Ukraine.
The United States had been providing Ukraine with munitions, including artillery, as part of a $2.2 billion arms package.
Ukraine had been asking for munitions that can fly farther than the HIMARS rockets, which have an 80-kilometer range.
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