It is not clear how many of the weapons have been sent to Ukraine (file pic) Ukraine has begun defending territory with long-range ballistic missiles secretly provided by the United States, US officials have confirmed.
The US secretly sent a long-range missile system to Ukraine in February, reversing a decision to withhold the weapons that some in the White House feared could dangerously escalat
The US delivered long-range missiles to Ukraine earlier this month that the Biden administration had previously refused to send following a directive from President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
After Congress approved a long-delayed $61bn in US military aid to Ukraine this week, Russia gloated that advanced western weapons would not turn the tide on the battlefield. More than at any point since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine two years ago,
Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, striking a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight,
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv has credible intelligence that Russia plans to disrupt the Global Peace Summit to be held in Switzerland in June.
The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for use in its battle to fight off Russian invaders, and Ukraine has now used them twice, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
The U.S. has already provided long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine, according to a Pentagon spokesperson. President Biden in February directed officials to supply the longer-range versions of the ATACMS,
The United States has secretly supplied Ukraine with ATACMS ballistic missiles in March, after U.S. President Joe Biden approved the transfer in February, CNN correspondent Natasha Bertrand reported on April 24,
Ukraine had been begging for the long-range system because the missiles provide a critical ability to strike Russian targets that are farther away, allowing Ukrainian forces to stay safely out of range.