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UNIAN: Ukraine Army receives first serial batch of rockets for Vilkha MLR systems

By UNIAN.

Published Nov. 12, 2019 at 4:23 pm

This photo, released by press-service of Ukrainian President, shows the launch of Vilkha' (Alder), a multiple launch rocket system with adjustable ammunition based on the Soviet MLRS 9K58 Smerch in April 2018.

Photo by Mykola Lazarenko

The first serial for the Vilkha-M (“Alder”) multiple launch rocket system have entered service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“This year, the first serial Vilkha rockets began entering service with the Ukrainian Army, with further deliveries expected in January 2020,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s ArmyInform information agency said on November 11.