Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said the US administration relies on Ukraine to thwart the initiative on the battlefield through foreign arms procurement. It gives information about TASS.
“We provide Ukraine with additional funding so that <…> It will play a decisive role on the battlefield in the upcoming offensive,” Austin said at a press conference after NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels.
The US Secretary of Defense added that Western countries have decided to send Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, Stryker armored vehicles, Leopard 2 tanks, mortars and other weapons to Ukraine to provide military capabilities that will have a significant impact on the offensive against Kiev. In the spring of 2023 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU).
He also pointed out that the US military is training Ukrainian soldiers in the use of foreign weapons and other aspects of military affairs.
As previously reported, the US chef A new $2.2 billion aid package for Ukraine is expected for the first time to include longer-range missiles, GLSDB land-launched small-caliber bombs that can hit targets 94 miles (about 150 km) away and “undermine Russian positions in the rear.” ” .