HIMARS, an American highly mobile operational-tactical missile and artillery system. File photoMOSCOW, July 15The HIMARS MLRS transferred by the United States to Ukraine are operated by US and British military personnel, Captain First Rank Vladimir Yeranosyan said in an interview with Ukraina.ru. He rejected the claims of Kyiv's Western allies that they are training fighters from the former Soviet republic. that (shooting. — Ed.) from HIMARS and reloading cartridges, these launchers for six missiles, are handled by the Americans and the British,» Yeranosyan said. The captain of the first rank explained that the Ukrainian military is only engaged in protecting the MLRS and the crews serving them Western military personnel. At the same time, for each HIMARS, there may be up to a battalion of AFU fighters guarding the installation, Yeranosyan claims.June 22, 17:18 InfographicInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine «The entire perimeter is guarded by Ukrainian forces, but the Americans are shooting, and they are trained. I think it's the marines, which in Iraq got good shooting skills with HIMARS. They are the ones who are now in Ukraine,» the specialist pointed out. He emphasized that it is the American military who strike from HIMARS at targets in the liberated territories of Ukraine. Earlier, the United States handed over to Kyiv eight mobile launchers on the HIMARS MLRS wheeled chassis. It is planned that four more such installations will be sent to Ukraine. As reported in the Russian Defense Ministry, the allied forces have already destroyed at least two such vehicles. Moscow had previously sent a note to NATO countries because of the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Kyiv would become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry pointed out that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov also added that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. >Which countries of the collective West armed UkraineAfter the Euromaidan began the gradual transformation of Ukraine into a springboard for confrontation with Russia. NATO countries actively pumped up independent weapons, trained the Ukrainian military under the pretext of cooperation in the defense sphere, and prepared Kyiv for a big war. Funds were allocated from their own budgets, sparing no expense. The amounts grew year by year.
