As the fierce battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces continues in eastern Ukraine, the United States has announced the provision of rockets with a range of about 150 kilometers to Ukraine, and there is a growing movement among Western countries to further strengthen military support.
In Bakhmut, one of the Ukrainian strongholds in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, fierce battles continue between Russian and Ukrainian forces aiming to besiege.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said at a press conference held on the 3rd, ``No one will let go of Bakhmut.
Under these circumstances, the Biden administration of the United States announced on the 3rd that it would provide additional military assistance of approximately $ 2.2 billion (285 billion yen in Japanese yen) to Ukraine.
This includes rockets called GLSDB, which have a range of about 150 kilometers, and are said to have nearly twice the range of the rockets that the United States has provided to Ukraine so far.
“Ukraine will be able to defend itself and take back territory with a long-range strike capability,” Pentagon spokesman Ryder said at a news conference on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Zelensky, who had long sought the provision of long-range missiles, said in a video released on the night of the 3rd, ``Thank you to President Biden and all American people,'' and ``These aid will be given to Ukraine. We must work together to get it to you as soon as possible."
In France and Italy, the defense ministers of both countries held a telephone talk on the 3rd and agreed to provide a mobile surface-to-air missile system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. is spreading.