re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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I could have sworn they already got some of these.

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They got a handful of them in October and they hit a couple of helicopter bases in Eastern Ukraine that were beyond conventional HIMARS range. But the money was already running out so they couldn't get more.

Then back a few weeks ago they "found" something like $300 million and used it to send -- among other things -- at least another handful of ATACMS.

They used these last week to hit the Dzhankoi air base in Crimea which apparently was a significant strike.

With the new aid bill, there will be a wave of ATACMS headed over there. I think we have something like over 1000 that were scheduled to be decommissioned as this new Prism missile that started coming online last year hits its stride,

Cheaper to dispose of them over a Russian air base than in the incinerators at Redstone Arsenal.

ETA: The way the Pentagon bean counters work, if these ATACMS cost $1 million each when they were built in the 1990s, then we have to charge off $1 million when we send one to Ukraine. Even though they were to be phased out. Even though it might cost us $50,000 to dispose of one. We are saving money on the deal, and helping Ukraine. But to the Poli Board it's like we are wiring money to Zelensky's offshore account, "with 10% to the big guy!"