US Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb will enable Ukrainian forces to hit targets at twice the distance now possible
An emergency worker leaves the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, January 15 2023. Picture: SPENCER PLATT/GETTY IMAGES
That would force Russia to move its supplies even further from the front lines, making its soldiers more vulnerable and greatly complicating plans for any new offensive. It is not yet compatible with Himars, but the US will provide Ukraine new launchers for the rockets, sources said. GLSDB could be delivered as early as spring 2023, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.When the US first sent Himars launchers in June, it supplied rockets with a 77km range. That was a major boost for the Ukrainian military, allowing it to destroy Russian ammunition dumps and weapons storage facilities.
Crucially, Ukraine will soon be able to reach every point of the occupied overland route to Crimea via Berdiansk and Melitopol. That will force Russia to redirect its supply trucks to the Crimean bridge, which was badly damaged in an attack in October. Tom Karako, a weapons and security expert at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies said that while Ukraine would benefit from an even longer-range weapon, GLSDB is “a really important step to give the Ukrainians longer reach and to keep the Russians guessing”.
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