US set to approve advanced long-range rocket systems for Ukraine that could change the war against Russia
US set to approve advanced long-range rocket systems for Ukraine that could change the war against Russia The US is preparing to send advanced, long-range rocket systems that can change the trajectory of the war against Russia , new reports say. The Biden administration is reportedly planning to send the weapons systems as part of a larger package of military and security assistance to Ukraine, which could be announced as soon as next week. A Friday, May 27 report by CNN says top Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, have recently begged the US and its allies to provide the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS. The MLRS is a US-made weapon systems that can fire a barrage of rockets hundreds of kilometers — much farther than any of the systems Ukraine already has. The report adds that another system Ukraine has asked for is the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS, a lighter wheeled system capable of firing many of the same...