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US quietly ships long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine 6park.com44 minutes ago 6park.comShare this
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6park.comBy Steve Holland and Idrees Ali, Reuters 6park.com
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks after signing legislation giving US$95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in the State Dining Room at the White House on 24 April, 2024 in Washington, DC. Photo: CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP 6park.com
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 US official said on Wednesday.
The missiles were contained in a US$300 million (NZ$505m) military aid package for Ukrainethat US President Joe Biden approved on 12 March, said the US official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official would not say how many of the missiles were sent.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, at a briefing for reporters, confirmed that a "significant number" of the missiles had been sent to Ukraine and said "we will send more."
He said Ukraine has committed to only use the weapons inside Ukraine, not in Russia.
Some of the missiles were contained in a US$1 billion weapons package for Ukraine that Biden approved on Wednesday, Sullivan said.
The missiles were used for the first time in the early hours of 17 April, launched against a Russian airfield in Crimea that was about 165km from the Ukrainian front lines, the official said.
The official said Ukraine used the weapon a second time overnight against Russian forces in southeastern Ukraine.
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