Training will take place outside Ukraine
American The military expects to begin training Ukrainian counterparts in the use of American howitzers in the coming days , a senior US State Department spokesman said Monday, according to Voice of America.
Last week, President Joe Biden announced $ 800 million in additional military aid to Ukraine , announcing the supply of heavy artillery ahead of a large-scale Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine.
The United States has so far sent four consignments of weapons to Ukraine as part of a new aid package. .
A Pentagon spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity, said preparations for howitzers would take place outside of Ukraine. Ukrainian colleagues.
The United States has previously trained the Ukrainian military in the use of Switchblade drones .barrage, and there was already information about the delivery to Ukraine of “a significant number of them.” In addition, the Pentagon is considering providing Ukraine with Mi-17 helicopters, which were previously intended for Afghanistan.
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Meanwhile, Ukraine said , which on Monday as a result of a Russian missile attack in Lviv seven people died. These were the first casualties among the city's civilian population, which was previously considered relatively safe. The strike was aimed primarily at railway infrastructure, which can be linked to the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine.
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