American 227mm M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS strike in Donetsk region.

Ukraine claims that the Ukrainian armed forces use 227mm M270 multiple launch rocket system [MLRS] and M142 high mobility artillery rocket system [HIMARS] delivered from the US. The Ukrainian online publication Defense Express says that the GUR-Ukraine reported to the Ukrainian army headquarters that the armed forces are already using the most modern MLRS provided by partners.

“According to the wounded occupiers: units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used the latest MLRS models provided by partner countries, which caused horror and panic among personnel,” the report said, according to the Defense Express. Ukrainian intelligence has attached a photo of the M270 [there is no confirmed information on whether the attached photo is from the battlefields of Ukraine].

The GUR-Ukraine says that on the night of April 22-23, Ukrainian troops used the “latest MLRS” to attack Russian positions near Novobahmutka in the Donetsk region. According to the GUR-Ukraine report, at least 50 Russian soldiers have been wounded and hospitalized, and a large number of them are in critical condition. Some were killed, according to the Defense Express, but did not specify the number dead.

There is no evidence [not yet officially confirmed] that Ukraine is using the M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS, but here is what the Defense Express says: “The Central Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine may be able to provide inside information on the arrival and deployment of the M270 and M142 HIMARS launchers in Ukraine. Representatives of the United States mentioned this weapon several times, and it was also on the list of necessary weapons from Ukraine, which Zelensky said two weeks ago.”

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