The United States is expected to send a new longer-range weapon to Ukraine that can strike deep behind the front lines of the nearly year-long conflict with Russia. Now, Russian forces will need to adapt or face potentially catastrophic losses
, it combines the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb with the M26 rocket motor, both of which are common in U.S. inventories.
"We are currently unable to reach Russian military facilities more than 80 kilometres away," said Ukrainian military analyst Oleksandr Musiyenko. "If we can reach them practically all the way to the Russian border, or in occupied Crimea, then of course this will lower the attacking potential of Russian forces."
Beyond the logistical impact, the addition of a longer-range weapon to Ukraine's arsenal could help shake Russian confidence. Still, said Karako, it is possible the Ukrainians could end up receiving an even longer range weapon in the future.
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