Strengthening the "long hand" of the Armed Forces. Ukraine received from France RSZV LRU: What is known about it

The range of RSZV is more than 70 kilometers depending on the ammunition, and the cost of the starting unit exceeds $ 720 thousand. Ukraine has received from France a reactive system of LRU volley fire, which is intended to strengthen the "long hand" of the Armed Forces in the war against the Russian Federation. This was reported on Twitter on Tuesday, November 29, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexei Reznikov.

According to the official, LRU is the fourth type of Western RSSU "in the family of a long hand" (so in the West is called long -range reactive systems of volley fire - ed. ). Reznikov reported that a new revenue would help to strengthen the Ukrainian defense forces. The Minister called the result of the weapons the result of friendship between the Presidents of Ukraine and France Vladimir Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron.

"Thank you (Minister of Defense of France) Sebastian Lecorton, Government and French people," Reznikov added. It should be noted that the LRU M270 reactive volley fire system is a French upgraded Himars analogue on a tracked platform. In October, at the Ramstein meeting, the French side promised to transfer three such systems to Ukraine. The LRU M270 system is similar to the German modification of MARS II and was created with the participation of Italy and Germany.

The range of RSZV is more than 70 km depending on the ammunition used. With GMLRS missiles, the Ukrainian military can destroy targets at a distance of 84 km. The machine is equipped with a new EFCS fire control system that allows M31, M31A1, M32, AT2 and 110 mm missiles. One installation can carry up to 12 missiles. The price of the MARS2/LRU starting installation is $ 727 528.