The United States is discussing the issue of providing Ukraine with limited range multi-tube rocket system (MLRS) - unable to strike Russian territory. A senior U.S. official told Washington Post . No final decision has been made. But these HIMARSs can launch tactical missile to strike targets 300 kilometers away, which means they can strike deep targets in Russia. According to American calculations, the two GMLRS and HIMARS systems can provide the Ukrainian military with greater maneuverability than the M777 howitzer .
But Joe Biden said on May 30 that Washington will not send missile systems to Ukraine that allow strikes on Russian territory. Therefore, a political ban is now imposed on such long-range weapons.
Russian Security Council Deputy Director Dmitry Medvedev called Biden's decision "reasonable". "Otherwise, when these far-flashes attack Russian cities, the Russian armed forces will attack these command and decision-making centers. Some of them are not at Kiev at all, alluding to NATO European headquarters.
However, after receiving the US MLRS with conventional shells, Ukraine can equip it with long-range ammunition, such as from Polish . Poland plans to buy 500 of these For them, as NATO allies, the United States can give "large" missiles.
If the US MLRS is sold to Ukraine, then purchase long-range missiles from Poland directly threaten Russia, because the straight-line distance from Kharkov to Belgorod is 70 kilometers, to Kursk - 190 kilometers, to Voronezh - 280 kilometers, to Bryansk - 380 kilometers, to Tula - 480 kilometers. All within the range of long fire.
Several types of ammunition can be used in HIMARS missile systems. The basic non-guided rockets have a range of up to 70 kilometers, and tactical missiles have a range of up to 300 kilometers, similar to the Russian "Dound-U" or "Iskander" missiles .
At the same time, Ukraine has Blizzard multi-tube rocket launcher has a range of up to 120 kilometers, and can be equipped with cluster warheads to strike cities.
If Poland buys HIMARS, but how real is the danger of Poland providing these long-range combat tactical missiles with Ukraine?
Poland is known as the "Hyena of Europe". After Polish President Angel Duda visited Kiev, it said that the Poles and Ukrainians were friendly together. So this is possible.
But we must understand how much ammunition they can transfer to Ukraine. After all, rocket launcher itself is just a control machine, the key is that there is very little ammunition. All these materials have a lot of public relations, but their military expediency is questionable.
The transfer of long-range missile weapons that Biden seems to have abandoned will be implemented through Poland. But Russia has issued a warning.
Perhaps Russia is now one step away from attacking these decision-making centers. If Poland missile attacks Russian cities, Putin 's words may come true.
Poland hopes to be the center of weapons aid distribution for the United States throughout Eastern and Central Europe, Warsaw dreams of becoming "the first overlord of the region", and Poland is working to achieve this goal. The same is true now, Poland will have the opportunity to cut off part of Ukraine's territory, but the main target is Russia.
