Ukraine Destroys 50 Russian Ammunition Depots With U.S.-Supplied HIMARS

Ukraine said Monday its military used U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems to destroy 50 Russian ammunition depots

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As the weapon continues to bolster Ukrainian forces in their fighting against Russia's military.

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A DoD official said last week that US-provided HIMARS were helping Ukraine fight Russia in a "major way."

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The announcement comes as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fifth month

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On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin began the invasion in the hopes of swiftly defeating Ukraine and "liberating" its eastern Donbas area.

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But the Ukrainian military has met the Russians with a stronger than expected response while receiving extensive military support from the West.

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U.S. military experts have also noted the significance of Ukraine's use of HIMARS.

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Retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling, a former commander of U.S. Army Europe and the Seventh Army, tweeted Saturday about the importance of HIMARS to Ukraine.

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A senior U.S. official told reporters last week that Ukraine has used the HIMARS to take out more than 100 "high value" Russian targets as Russian military casualties continue to rise.

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Serhiy Haidai, the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk region, told Newsweek earlier this month that the Russians have been in "panic mode" ever since the U.S. began supplying Ukraine with HIMARS.

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