{"id":1569096,"date":"2022-07-25T06:35:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T10:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1569096"},"modified":"2022-07-25T06:36:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T10:36:07","slug":"himars-destroys-russian-targets-in-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/himars-destroys-russian-targets-in-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"HIMARS Destroys Russian Targets in Ukraine War"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhimars-destroys-russian-targets-in-ukraine-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1569096&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><em>Video Above:\u00a0Pentagon Sends Critical MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to Ukraine<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/page\/about\">By Kris Osborn &#8211; President &#038; Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>NATO and the US are revving up for a long-term war in Ukraine as ministers from within a group of 50 countries expressed a collective resolve to continue support to Ukraine in the form of weapons, technology and ammunition. Following the fourth \u201cUkraine Defense Contact Group\u201d meeting held virtually, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was clear that international consensus regarding support to Ukraine remained as strong as ever, as the war continues to evolve into a high-casualty, protracted fight. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"><\/aside>\n<p>Austin explained that this means that the US and its allies will not only fast-track urgently needed weapons in the short term but will also focus upon sustainment and necessary long-term planning to maintain the effort. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re not working just to provide security assistance in the short term. One key theme of today&#8217;s discussion was ensuring that Ukraine can sustain the fight to defend itself and its citizens. So we&#8217;re even more focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/russia-ukraine\/drone-boats\">Ukraine&#8217;s<\/a> near-term needs &#8212; as we&#8217;re even more focused on Ukraine&#8217;s near-term needs, \u201cWe&#8217;re also looking ahead to provide Ukraine with the capabilities that it will need for deterrence and self-defense over the longer term,\u201d Austin said. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">FILE &#8211; A Donetsk People&#8217;s Republic militia&#8217;s multiple rocket launcher fires from its position not far from Panteleimonivka, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People&#8217;s Republic, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor. With the conflict now in its fourth month, it\u2019s a high-stakes campaign that could dictate the course of the entire war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\" itemprop=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-kyiv-politics-moscow-cf941fa9c14f86fae2008f0361adfcea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP Photo\/Alexei Alexandrov, file<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the deliberate Russian shift to the Eastern <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/russia-ukraine\/donbas-war\">Donbas<\/a> region in April, fighting has been both intense and protracted, with advances measured in \u201cliterally hundreds of meters.\u201d Describing the ongoing fighting as a \u201chigh cost war or attrition\u201d and \u201cartillery fight,\u201d Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley described small Russian gains as very costly and moving very slow<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo for 90 days, the Russian advances have amounted to maybe six to 10 miles, something of that range. It&#8217;s not very much. It&#8217;s very intense, a lot of violence, tens of thousands of artillery rounds every 24-hour period, lots of casualties on both sides, lots of destruction of &#8212; of villages and &#8212; and &#8212; and so on. But in terms of actual ground gain, very, very little by the Russians, relative to all of Ukraine,\u201d Milley said. \u201cThe Ukrainians are making the Russians pay for every inch of territory that they gain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to slow moving direct or head-on progress in urban and rural areas of Eastern Ukraine, Russian forces are also vulnerable behind their own battle lines due to advanced Ukrainian tactics, countermeasures and ambushes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussians are challenged not only to their front, with the Ukrainian conventional forces, but they&#8217;re also challenged in their rear areas. Their rear areas are not secure, for sure, and the Ukrainians have very effective resistance networks set up,\u201d Milley said. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"><\/aside>\n<p>This may mean hit-and-run types of dispersed ambush tactics like those they have used with great effectiveness before, Ukrainian special operations raids and reconnaissance missions or successful long-range rocket strikes. Given the importance of logistics when it comes to sustaining any kind of advance, Ukrainians would likely benefit greatly if Russian supply lines were vulnerable or subject to regular attack. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"><\/aside>\n<p>US and <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/russia-ukraine\/f-35-russia-ukraine-nato-us\">NATO<\/a>-supplied missiles are also having a massive impact when it comes to added ability for the <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/russia-ukraine\/russia-ukraine-war-nato-biden-f-35-ddg-51-destroyers\">Ukrainians<\/a> to degrade Russian advances. <\/p>\n<section class=\"m-in-content-recommendation m-detail--in-content-recommendation h-isolated-styles mm-component-stack--is-body-item\">\n<p><span>Scroll to Continue<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-component-header m-component-stack--header mm-component-header--is-incontent-rec\">\n<h2 class=\"m-component-header--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">Recommended for You<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 id=\"high-mobility-artillery-rocket-systems-himars\">High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems &#8211; HIMARS<\/h2>\n<p>While they undoubtedly arrived later than some Ukrainians may have hoped for, US and NATO-provided <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/russia-ukraine\/russia-ukraine-weapons-package-abrams-tank-howitzer-himars\">High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems<\/a> are inflicting substantial damage upon Russian targets in the ongoing war in Ukraine, as the weapons open up new tactical possibilities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ukrainians are effectively employing these <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/land\/army-fires-unmanned-mobile-himars-rockets\">HIMARS<\/a>, with strikes against Russian command and control nodes, their logistical networks, their field artillery near defense sites and many other targets,\u201d Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters following the fourth multinational meeting of the \u201cUkraine Defense Contact Group. <\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, and soldiers from the Kuwait Land Forces fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (U.S.) and BM-30 Smerch rocket systems (Kuwait) during a joint live-fire exercise, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The U.S. and Kuwaiti forces train together frequently to maintain a high level of combat readiness and to maintain effective communication between the two forces.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/himars.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTkxMDgwMDQ3NzE5NzUzMzcx\/himars.jpg\" height=\"720\" width=\"1280\" srcset=\"denied:data:image\/gif;base64, R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" itemprop=\"contentUrl url\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, and soldiers from the Kuwait Land Forces fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (U.S.) and BM-30 Smerch rocket systems (Kuwait) during a joint live-fire exercise, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The U.S. and Kuwaiti forces train together frequently to maintain a high level of combat readiness and to maintain effective communication between the two forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\" itemprop=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/07\/himars-howitzers-stabilizing-ukraine-defenses\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Lefty Larimer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"><\/aside>\n<p>Longer range ground fired <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/russia-ukraine\/ukraine-mlrs-himars-russia\">rockets<\/a>, such as HIMARS, have been desperately needed because they have the range to target Russian supply lines, troop installation and, perhaps of greatest importance, mobile Russian rocket and missile launchers. Since there is no air superiority, and conventional artillery can typically only travel 30km, longer-range rockets such as HIMARS perhaps offer the only possible way to stop indiscriminate Russian rocket and missile attacks on civilian areas. With an ability to travel as far as 80km, or much more in some cases, HIMARS can target and destroy otherwise out of reach targets. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThese strikes are steadily degrading the Russian ability to supply their troops, command and control of their forces, and carry out their illegal war of aggression,\u201d Milley added. <\/p>\n<p>So far, roughly 12 of the more than 20 HIMARS systems committed to Ukraine by the US and its allies have arrived, and Ukrainians are responding quickly to allied provided training on the systems. .<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"HIMARS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/himars-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg5NTU4MDk0MTE0NTk2NDM2\/himars.jpg\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"denied:data:image\/gif;base64, R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" itemprop=\"contentUrl url\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">HIMARS<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\" itemprop=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M142_HIMARS#\/media\/File:HIMARS_-_missile_launched.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Army photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that the Ukrainians were able to quickly deploy these systems speaks highly of their ability, their ingenuity, their artillery ability, their gunner capability, their determination, and their will to fight,\u201d Milley said. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"><\/aside>\n<p>Of equal or greater significance, Milley said the US and its allies have transferred hundreds of GMLRS (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems) to Ukraine. These weapons, in use since roughly 2007, are land-fired, GPS-guided precision rockets able to pinpoint and destroy specific targets at ranges out to 80km.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This not only enables range but also brings precision into the equation, something which could help target and destroy Russian supply lines, ammunition depots, equipment storages or even forces themselves. A stand-off range of this kind is critical for the Ukrainians to be able to blunt, stop or just slow down Russian advances on the ground or long-range missile and rocket attacks. An ability to attack with precision at 80km enables Ukrainian forces to attack from beyond striking range of most standard Russian artillery, something of particular relevance in a <a href=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/land\/hypersonic-weapons-us-army\">conflict of fires<\/a> such as this one.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"><\/aside>\n<p><em>Kris Osborn is the defense editor for the National Interest and President of Warrior Maven &#8211; the Center for Military Modernization. Osborn previously served at the Pentagon as a Highly Qualified Expert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army\u2014Acquisition, Logistics<\/em> <em>&#038; Technology. Osborn has also worked as an anchor and on-air military specialist at national TV networks. He has appeared as a guest military expert on Fox News, MSNBC, The Military Channel, and The History Channel. He also has a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature from Columbia University.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-5\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" alt=\"Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven President\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kris-osborn-warrior-maven-presidentjpg.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/warriormaven.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg1MjE0Mjc5ODg3MTAzMjU3\/kris-osborn-warrior-maven-presidentjpg.jpg\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"denied:data:image\/gif;base64, R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" itemprop=\"contentUrl url\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven President &#8211; Center for Military Modernization<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Above:\u00a0Pentagon Sends Critical MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to UkraineBy Kris Osborn &#8211; President &#038; Editor-In-Chief, Warrior MavenNATO and the US are revving up for a long-term war in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1569096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1569096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1569096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1569096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1575379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1569096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1569096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1569096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}