Ukrainian artillerymen received Romanian APR-40 multiple launch rocket systems.
What
Known
A video of the installations in the hands of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was published on Twitter. No one had previously reported the transfer of such systems. It is also unknown how many MLRS Ukraine received. In the video you can see at least 4 installations.
⚡️The first video of the ????????Romanian 122-mm MLRS APR-40 system in service with the Armed Forces of ????????Ukraine.
Previously, the transfer of this system to the Armed Forces of Ukraine was not reported, nor is the number that was transferred unknown. pic.twitter.com/t1IynwdcZr
— ????????Ukrainian Front (@front_ukrainian) May 9, 2023
For those who are not in the know
APR-40 is a licensed copySoviet 122-mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad". The system is manufactured by the Romanian company Aerostar S.A. The APR-40 has a launcher with 40 unguided rockets. They can hit targets at a distance of up to 20 km. The MLRS is built on the DAC 665T chassis with a 6x6 wheel arrangement.
Source: @front_ukrainian