Washington will therefore have supplied Kyiv with a total of 20 units of these light-armored multiple missile launchers
The United States today announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine amounting to 270 million dollars, which mainly includes four new Himars precision artillery systems.
Washington will therefore have supplied Kyiv with total 20 units of these multiple missile launchers adapted to light armor after this new delivery, which will also include up to 500 Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Unmanned Aerial Vehiclessaid John Kirby, White House spokesman for strategic affairs.
Russia “launched deadly bombings across the country, hitting shopping malls, apartment buildings, killing innocent Ukrainian citizens,” John Kirby said.
“In the face of these atrocities, the president has made it clear that we will continue to support the Ukrainian government and its people for as long as it takes,” he added.
The Himars high-mobility artillery missile systems fire GPS-guided missiles and have a range of 80 kilometers, allowing Ukraine to hit previously out-of-range Russian targets.
The United States will also deliver 36,000 additional shells, John Kirby said.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov called on the West to provide far more precision artillery systems, saying his country would need “at least 100” Himars for an effective counterattack.
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