Ukraine asks US for anti-ship missiles to open new front against Russia

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Over the past few weeks, Ukrainian representatives in Washington and Kyiv have been asking the Pentagon to provide anti-ship missiles and other weapons for the Coast Guard to open a new front and repel a Russian invasion. About it informs NOW.

Representatives of the United States responded to this request and included in the list of supplied weapons means for the Coast Guard. New party of American military aid to Ukraine estimated at $800 million.

Representatives of the US Department of Defense called the request for more such weapons far-sighted, given that our military managed to hit the flagship of the Russian fleet. US officials specified that the Moskva cruiser was sunk not by American weapons, but by two Ukrainian Neptune missiles.

This event proved the power of Ukrainian weapons and the strategic need to move the battlefield away from Ukrainian cities – to the Black Sea, where the Russian fleet dominated for a long time.

The liquidation of the ship dealt a blow to the military plans of the Russian Federation, sending a missile arsenal to the seabed.

Few American military analysts could have predicted that the Ukrainians would be able to sink the cruiser Moskva, and now officials are saying that it should come as no surprise to anyone that the Ukrainian army could inflict damage on the Russian Armed Forces.

Previously, before the destruction of the cruiser, the US Department of Defense believed that the Russian fleet could operate almost unhindered in the Black Sea.

Now the Russians have moved their ships away from the Ukrainian coastline, making it harder to capture Odessa from the sea. Stop or prevent amphibious landings on the coast of Odessa – this is an important goal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for which special weapons were requested from the Pentagon.

The farther Russian ships are from the coast, the more limited their support for ground attacks on Ukrainian cities will be. It will be more difficult for the RF Armed Forces to carry out missile attacks on the territory of Ukraine. However, this does not mean that Ukraine is no longer within range of Russian missiles. The range of Ukrainian Neptune missiles is up to 300 km, while Russian Iskanders can operate at a distance of up to 2,500 km.

Recall that the Pentagon confirmed: cruiser “Moscow” was sunk Ukrainian missiles “Neptune”. US officials consider the incident a significant loss for the Russian Navy, which hurts the pride and, possibly, will undermine the morale of the military.

Previously Focus reported that cruiser Moskva hit by a Ukrainian missile was protected by three-level air defense. In addition to medium and short-range missiles, six melee systems were installed on the ship.

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