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The US secretly put limitations on its HIMARS rocket launchers before letting Ukraine have them, report says
1 month ago | By Business Insider
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems is pictured during military exercise in Skede, Latvia, on September 26, 2022. Photo by GINTS IVUSKANS/AFP via Getty Images
The US modified HIMARS rocket launchers it sent to Ukraine, according to The Wall Street Journal.
HIMARS have proved to be one of the most important weapons in Ukraine's fight against Russia.
The changes meant it couldn't fire long-range rockets that could pass its borders and hit Russia.
The US secretly modified its HIMARS rocket launchers before sending them to the Ukrainian military, according to a report in The Wall Street...
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