The United States sent 100 American-made Switchblade rounds to Ukraine by AeroVironment. This was stated during a briefing by Pentagon spokesman John Kirby. TASS.
“We have already sent 100 Switchblade drones from our stocks,” he said, without specifying exactly which modifications of the aircraft were sent to Ukraine.
At the same time, Kirby did not rule out that the Switchblade variants, designed to destroy armored vehicles and tanks, could be sent to Kiev. According to a Pentagon spokesperson, American experts prepared the Switchblade for use among a group of Ukrainian military based in the United States.
“Soon they will be able to return home and train other Ukrainian military personnel,” Kirby said.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The president described the purpose of the operation as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime”. The decision to run the operation was the reason for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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