“Within today's package, the focus is on high-precision long-range weapons.
In this case, we are talking about the supply of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, ”RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
According to the agency, taking into account the new tranche, Kyiv will have at its disposal a total of 12 American MLRS HIMARS.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier that Kyiv does not count on the supply of aviation equipment from the West, but hopes for the transfer of Western air defense systems.
At the same time, the Pentagon said that Kyiv is increasingly expanding its requests for military assistance.
In June, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya recalled the responsibility of Western countries supplying weapons to Kyiv for the deaths of civilians in the Donbass.