The United States will provide Ukraine with longer-range rocket artillery that will double the reach of its current munitions, the Pentagon said Friday, as the country’s Western backers anticipate fighting to intensify dramatically in coming months.
The munitions are part of a package drawn from the U.S. defense industry, not existing military stockpiles, so it could take months for the ammunition to arrive on the battlefield, according to U.S. officials. Both sides have signaled they intend to go on the offensive in the spring, though the fighting in the east around Bakhmut and Soledar has remained fierce throughout the winter.
“If we could strike at a distance of up to 300 kilometers, the Russian army wouldn’t be able to mount a defense and will have to withdraw,” Ukraine’s defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov,Thursday at a meeting with European Union officials, referring to the range of the ATACMS. “Ukraine is ready to provide any guarantees that your weapons will not be involved in attacks on the Russian territory.
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