Ambassador of Ukraine Markarova said that Kiev asked Washington for ammunition for HIMARS

Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, said in an interview: BloombergKyiv requests ammunition from Washington for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS.

According to the diplomat, Ukraine needs more MLRS and artillery to have flexibility in deploying forces.

“Not because we have to bomb Russian soil, but because we just have to reach any point on our soil,” he said.

Markarova noted that Pentagon officials know what Ukraine needs and why.

At the same time, the ambassador stressed that the influx of American weapons systems is very important.

Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declarationHe said the United States would provide Ukraine with weapons and equipment for defense “when needed”.

At the end of July he declarationThe Ukrainian army “now more than ever” needs “urgent assistance” from the West in the supply of weapons, because “we are talking about a decisive stage in the conflict.”



Source: Gazeta

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