The Biden administration will send Ukraine $700 million in new military aid including high-tech, medium-range rocket systems that Ukrainian leaders have been pleading for a long time.The aid includes four of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System or HIMARS, a light-wheeled multiple rocket launcher, from U.S. military stocks. It’s aimed to help Ukrainian forces take out positions from which Russian forces launch intense artillery barrages in what’s become a tough fight for Eastern UkraineThe Pentagon has already positioned HIMARS in Europe in anticipation of the announcement and plans to conduct three-week training for Ukrainian forces on their operation and maintenance.In this video Defense Updates analyzes why Russia didn’t want the U.S. to send M142 HIMARS to Ukraine. ?#DefenseUpdates #M142HIMARS #ukrainerussia