The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, assessed that missile deliveries should meet the needs Ukrainy in the field of air defense until the end of this year.
On Friday, the administration also announced that will send “a small number of contractors”who will help Ukraine repair and maintain F-16 aircraft and other systems. They will arrive there in the coming months and will work far from the front lines.
“Ensuring that weapons systems remain mission capable is crucial to defending Ukraine against Russian aggression,” he said. Pentagon.
War in Ukraine. The US will provide missile interceptors. Their supplies are running low
Concerned about the state of their supplies Washington considers the option of buying weapons from other countries – added “WSJ”.
The daily noted that Kiev insisted on additional Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) missiles, which have a range of up to about 320 km, claiming that they would enable attacks on areas behind the Russian front lines. The Pentagon was reluctant to send additional ATACMSarguing, among other things, that Russia moved aircraft and other valuable targets out of their range.
Head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin rejected the president's recent request Volodymyr Zelenskyto prioritize ATACMS deliveries to Ukraine over recipients in other countries. He took it for granted “demanding too much”. A new version of this weapon, the Precision Strike Missile, is in production but will take years to produce enough of it to replace ATACMS.
Aid for Ukraine. A Trump victory could disrupt support
The New York daily, citing American officials, also stated that the administration is asking allies to send missiles to Ukraine from their stockpiles. As he added, choice Donald Trump for president, he disrupted the U.S. support campaign for Ukraine.
“WSJ” also noted that the authorization to reduce stocks worth over PLN 7 billion. dollars, allowing the Pentagon to transfer weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, has still not been used. More than PLN 2 billion was not used. dollars to finance long-term equipment contracts for Kiev.
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