Current US HIMARS deliveries to Ukraine not enough to change situation — Zelensky

The current US deliveries of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to Ukraine are not enough to change the situation drastically, the Wall Street Journal quoted Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky as saying.

"The Western supplies of HIMARS, while making a material difference, are much lower than what Ukraine needs to turn the tide," the paper quoted Zelensky as saying.

An even more urgent need, however, is air-defense systems, he added.

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said on Thursday that by now, his country has delivered 12 HIMARS systems to Ukraine and trained over 200 Ukrainians to use them.