The United States announced on Friday a new round of military aid to Ukraine worth 270 million dollars, including in particular four new Himars precision artillery systems.
Washington will thus have supplied Kyiv with a total of 20 units of these lightly armored multiple rocket launchers after this new delivery, which will also include up to 500 Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drones, said John Kirby, spokesman for the Blanche Chamber on strategic strategies. problems.
Russia “launched deadly bombing raids across the country, hitting shopping malls, apartment buildings, killing innocent Ukrainian civilians,” said John Kirby.
“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 necessary,” he added.
Tens of thousands of projectiles will soon be delivered
The highly mobile Himars fire GPS-guided missiles with a range of 80 kilometers, allowing Ukraine to hit Russian targets that were previously out of range.
The United States will also deliver an additional 36,000 shells, John Kirby said.
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s 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 counteroffensive.
Source: BFM TV
