“We recently announced that we will provide Ukrainians with systems such as HIMARS and MLRS, and Ukrainians are trained on them right during our conversation,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
At the same time, Kahl admitted that at present, the artillery capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces are significantly superior to those of Ukraine.
Earlier, the US Department of Defense announced that Washington intends to transfer intelligence information to Kyiv for strikes using Western-supplied MLRS.
US President Joe Biden has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.
In turn, Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv would not use extended-range missile systems for strikes on Russian territory.