Ukraine receives long-range rocket system; Russian official threatens strike on US embassy in Kyiv
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High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems arrived in Ukraine this week, prompting the Ukrainian Defense Minister to thank the U.S. 'for these powerful tools.'
FILE PHOTO: U.S. military forces fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rocket during a live fire exercise. (REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo) FILE PHOT: U.S. military fires a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a military exercise with Philippine troops. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro) Destroyed houses are pictured in Vilhivka village near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 11. (Reuters/Ricardo Moraes) Ukrainian soldiers are seen riding on an armored presonnel carrier during an exercise not far from Kharkiv on April 30. (SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images) A resident looks for belongings in an apartment building destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (AP/Vadim Ghirda) Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Paul.best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
The HIMARS gives Ukrainian forces the ability to strike Russian artillery from 45 to 50 miles away and adds to the toolbox of weapons that the West has provided the country's military, which includes drones, anti-tank Javelin missiles, anti-aircraft Stinger missiles, tactical vehicles, and thousands of small arms.
After the U.S. announced the transfer of four HIMARS to Ukraine earlier this month, Putin warned the West that it would strike new targets in Ukraine.
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