MOSCOW, 7 Jul. The Russian army has significantly reduced the potential of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, which is used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said ex-US intelligence officer Scott Ritter in an interview with journalist Garland Nixon on his YouTube blog.
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"HIMARS is weapons that today no longer play a significant role on the battlefield. I say this because everyone says «ATACMS, ATACMS, ATACMS» every day. Of course, this is a system with a missile range of 300 miles (almost 483 kilometers. — Approx. Ed.), But the Americans have been using it for a long time, which means that Moscow is already familiar with it. You can send it there and fire a shot, but it will be shot down, because it is not some kind of magical weapon,” the expert noted.
According to the officer, the Russians have the most effective air defense systems in the world, as well as systems
Ritter added that the same would happen to ATACMS systems if they were handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: they would simply be destroyed in the air by Russian air defense.