Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has announced that his country has received the first batch of an advanced rocket launcher system that adds to the long-range artillery arsenal previously provided by the West.

In a statement on social media, he indicated that “the first batch of M270+ (system)+ MLRS has arrived. It will escort (missiles) HIMARS to the battlefield,” referring to the US missile system now being used in the conflict. with Russia. “There is no mercy for the enemy,” he added.

In June, London announced that it would transfer the aforementioned 80-kilometer-range missile system to Kyiv as a follow-up to the HIMARS missiles sent by Washington.

Military experts believed that the use of HIMARS missiles by Ukraine could slow down the advance of Russian troops.

The M270 or Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is a multiple rocket launcher system that can fire over a dozen MLRS missiles in less than 60 seconds. Immediately to avoid counter-battery fire.