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Crushed to the side! US sends NASAMS missiles with more radar and ammunition to help Ukraine

The United States plans to send two NASAMS ground-to-air missile systems, four anti-rocket radars and about 150,000 rounds of 155 mm ammunition to Ukraine. As part of a new weapon package given to Kiev for the war against Russia.

US President Joe Biden announced a new Ukraine aid package worth around $820 million on Thursday following the conclusion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders’ summit in the capital. Spain’s Madrid

“Ukrainians are still facing the brutality that is evident once again in the attack on crowded shopping malls this week. They continue to fight to protect the country and the United States will stand with them in this legitimate fight,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

Ukrainian officials said a Kh-22 missile fired by a Russian bomber smashed into a shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, killing civilians. At least 19 people were killed in another bloody incident that drew fierce condemnation from Western leaders. and Pope Francis While Russia has denied the information of Kiev. and clarified that the missile was fired at The “Western weapons depot” adjacent to this mall caused a fire.

Yesterday (1) the US Department of Defense has released more details about the latest weapons package to be provided to Ukraine. This includes additional rockets to be used with the HIMARS-caliber mutant rocket system and the AN/TPQ-37 anti-rocket radar system manufactured by Raytheon-Technologies.

US defense officials say the AN/TPQ-27 is approximately three times more effective at identifying weapons than previously shipped AN/TPQ-36 models, and is the first time the United States has ever deployed a weapon. Send this radar system to Kiev.

This new round of aid aims to strengthen the powers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As the Russian army tries to surround the city of Lysychansk in Luhansk and began to use long-range missiles to attack cities Ukraine’s efforts to force Kiev to surrender two eastern regions to pro-Russian separatists

source: Reuters