A US official has confirmed that the US has secretly sent long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. According to AFP, the missiles were included in a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine that US President Joe Biden approved on March 12, the same official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He did not specify the number of missiles delivered. Missiles of this type were first used in the early hours of April 17 in a Ukrainian attack on a Russian military airfield on the Crimean peninsula, the US official said. The deployment of ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems) missiles with a range of up to 300 km to Ukraine has been the subject of discussion in President Biden's staff for months. Medium-range ATACMS missiles were delivered to Ukraine last September. The Pentagon initially opposed granting long-range missiles to Ukraine, arguing that they were irreplaceable and would degrade US military readiness. At the same time, concerns were expressed that the […]
Source: News Beast
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