# Mini-Grad

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The '''Mini-Grad''' ({{langx|uk|Міні-Град}}) is a Ukrainian <ref>htps://christianbaghai.medium.com/ukraines-mini-grad-a-game-changer-in-modern-warfare-288bc1751109</ref> [improvised](/source/improvised_weapon) mobile [multiple rocket launcher](/source/multiple_rocket_launcher) constructed from [BM-21 Grad](/source/BM-21_Grad) launch tubes mounted on a [pickup truck](/source/pickup_truck). <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-uses-custom-built-mini-201715909.html|title=Ukraine uses custom-built 'mini-Grads'|date=August 22, 2023|website=Yahoo News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/mini_grad_on_wheels_ukrainian_artillerymen_show_custom_made_mlrs-3451.html|title="Mini-Grad on Wheels". Ukrainian Artillerymen Show Custom-made MLRS &#124; Defense Express|website=en.defence-ua.com}}</ref> They have a number of extra features to improve survivability and accuracy at short ranges.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smilianets |first=Vladyslav |date=2023-08-22 |title=Alongside modern Western arms, Ukraine uses custom-built 'mini-Grads' |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/alongside-modern-western-arms-ukraine-uses-custom-built-mini-grads-2023-08-22/ |access-date=2023-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Mini-Grad on Wheels". Ukrainian Artillerymen Show Custom-made MLRS {{!}} Defense Express |url=https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/mini_grad_on_wheels_ukrainian_artillerymen_show_custom_made_mlrs-3451.html |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=en.defence-ua.com |language=en}}</ref>

Ukrainian forces are known to have been using them against Russian forces since November 2023 during fighting in the [Zaporizhzhia](/source/Zaporizhzhia) region amongst other places.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/mini-grad-systems-used-intensively-against-russian-positions-in-ukraines-zaporizhzhia/3047428|title=Mini-Grad systems used intensively against Russian positions in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [Technical (vehicle)](/source/Technical_(vehicle))
Category:Multiple rocket launchers
Category:Self-propelled rocket launchers
Category:Improvised weapons
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