An anonymous official in the U.S. administration told news agencies that a small number of medium-range M142 HIMARS rocket launchers are being sent to Ukraine. The range of ammunition to be sent is about 80 kilometers.
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Zelenskyi: Ukrainian troops are advancing in the Kherson and Kharkiv regions
Ukrainian troops have managed to advance near the city of Kherson and in the Kharkiv region, said the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in his daily speech on Tuesday night.
“Our defenders show great courage and remain in control of the situation, despite the fact that the Russian army has a considerable advantage in terms of equipment and troops,” Zelenskyi said.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Ukrainian military leadership also said that Ukrainian forces had carried out counterattacks and managed to push Russian troops into “disadvantaged positions” in the Kherson region.
Kherson is the only region in Ukraine that is completely under Russian control.
President Biden: US sends missile launchers to Ukraine
The United States is sending missile launchers and ammunition to Ukraine so that the Ukrainians can strike their own ground more closely at “key targets” of Russian troops.
President of the United States Joe Biden told the matter in an opinion paper published by the New York Times local time on Tuesday night.
However, Biden says the United States is not looking for war with Russia and is not seeking to overthrow the Russian president Vladimir Putin position in the country’s leadership.
– We also do not encourage or allow Ukraine to carry out attacks outside its borders, Biden says.
A senior official in the Biden administration told news agencies that a small number of medium-range M142 HIMARS rocket launchers are being sent to Ukraine.
The official, who remained anonymous, said the range of ammunition to be sent with the fleet is about 80 kilometers, and the United States does not plan to send longer-range ammunition.
– Ukrainians are allowed to use these systems to repel Russians on Ukrainian territory, but they are not allowed to use these targets in Russia, the official said.
Ukraine is planning a UN-led naval operation to secure food exports
Ukraine has initiated an international naval operation to ensure the safe export of food out of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister said this Dmytro Kuleba On Twitter on Tuesday.
According to Kuleba, the United Nations is to lead the naval operation and will involve third-country fleets.
CNN says (you’re switching to another service)in addition, Kuleba accused Russia in its suite of blocking food exports to Ukraine and at the same time trying to blame the problems of food exports on Ukraine ‘s neck.