As he said during a meeting with the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of National Defense Austin, the US will announce the package “soon” and it will include additional missiles for Patriots and other air defense systems and other key types of ammunition. Package will be one of the most expensive ones announced so far. Austin said equipment deliveries will be on an “accelerated schedule.”
Apart from the situation on the front and help for Ukrainy Austin, Umerov and the head of the Ukrainian President's office, Andriy Yermak, also discussed next week's summit NATO w Washington and a “bridge” to Ukraine's membership in the Alliance. As the spokesman said Pentagon Gen. Pat Ryder, the “bridge” is to prepare, among other things, Ukrainian army to join NATO through long-term enhanced capabilities and interoperability with allies.
Ryder also announced that Ukraine will receive its first F-16 fighters this summer, and some Ukrainian pilots have already completed the first stage of training in the United States and are continuing it in Europe.
War in Ukraine. Russians have a plan
He revealed the enemy's plan for the summer in an interview with the Unian agency. Wladyslaw Selezniew – Ukrainian army colonel and military expert. As he emphasized, the enemy's number one goal is taking over fire control. Cutting off Ukrainian supplies to the east would help in this.
In this context, it seems to be crucial highway leading from Pokrovsk to Konstantinovka. Its occupation would have serious negative consequences for Kiev. In case of Russian success, “the Ukrainian army will have certain difficulties with timely and complete supply our defenders,” the specialist noted. This primarily concerns fighters stationed in Time in the Jar.