Ukrainians are currently conducting a counter-offensive against Russian positions in several locations in the country, mainly in the Kharkiv region in the north-east, but also in the Kherson region in the south.
The latest aid package from the United States includes equipment and services, as well as training, a White House statement said Thursday.
The Ministry of Defense writes that, among other things, there is talk of additional ammunition for the HIMARS missile system, 37,000 artillery shells – of which 1,000 precision-guided – and four radars that detect artillery shells.
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Ask for long range missiles
Since Russia invaded the neighboring country in late February, the United States has sent more than $ 15 billion in military aid to Ukraine. The latest aid announcement comes two weeks after the Ukrainians launched their major counter-offensive.
Ukraine has requested long-range ATACMS missiles, which have a range of 30 miles, and indicated that this would allow them, among other things, to strike a newly built bridge connecting the occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia across the country. Kerch Strait.
It is unclear from the Pentagon press release whether the ammunition they send to HIMARS systems contains ATACMS missiles.
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Russia warns of “red line”
On Thursday, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, said the US would cross a “red line” if it sent missiles with a longer range than Ukraine already has in its arsenal.
– If Washington decides to send missiles with a longer range to Kiev, it will cross a red line. In that case, we will have to react accordingly, Zakharova said.
Furthermore, he said that Russia will defend itself by “all means” and that arms deliveries bring closer military confrontations between Russia and NATO countries.
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