UK to send US-made rocket systems to Ukraine
The British government said Ukrainian troops will be trained in the UK to use the equipment
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}LONDON — Britain says it will send sophisticated medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine, in a move coordinated with the United States.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says the U.K. will send an unspecified number of M270 launchers, which can send precision-guided rockets up to 80 kilometers (50 miles).
Britain says the decision has been coordinated closely with a U.S. decision to send Ukraine High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems. The two missile systems are similar, though the American one has wheels while the British one -- also U.S.-built -- runs on tracks.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Britain says Ukrainian troops will be trained in the U.K. to use the equipment.
RUSSIA: US ROCKET SHIPMENTS TO UKRAINE ARE ‘ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE’
People clean an area of a building damaged by an overnight missile strike in Sloviansk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko) (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
RUSSIA STAGES NUCLEAR DRILLS AFTER US ANNOUNCES ROCKETS TO UKRAINE
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace speaks during a news conference following his meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the British Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)
Ukraine has implored its Western allies to send longer-range missiles to help it counter Russian artillery assaults in the eastern Donbas region, the focus of Moscow’s offensive.
An elderly woman walks next to a building damaged by an overnight missile strike in Sloviansk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko) (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
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The U.S. said Ukraine has promised not to launch the weapons into Russia. But Russia accused Washington of "pouring fuel on the fire" of the conflict.
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