Russia seems “increasingly frustrated” by the staunch resistance of the Ukrainian military, according to the US Pentagon, which is preparing to provide more weapons to the country. It is not the first time that it has done so, since several weeks ago it delivered modern anti-tank missiles called Javelin.
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US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenannounced this Saturday more military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 350 million dollars (310 million euros), to support Kiev against the Russian invasion.
“This assistance will include more defensive military assets that will enable Ukraine to combat the armored, airborne and other threats it faces today,” Blinken said in a statement.
Javelin Specs
In late January, the United States sent 300 Javelins accompanied by almost 80 tons of security assistance or weapons.
These are anti-tank missiles that can be carried and launched by a single person.according to the review of the manufacturer Raytheon Missiles & Defense, for which it is classified as a portable weapon.
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“It can be used during the day, at night and in any type of weather. The program has also shown that Javelin can be fired from a remote launcher mounted on an unmanned vehicle.
The weapon, according to the manufacturer, has been made available to US forces, such as the Marine Corps or the Army, and is planned to be produced until 2050. It has also been used in dozens of clashes in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“(It has) a medium range to be used on a wide range of targets, including armored vehicles, bunkers or caves,” they specified on their website.
More than 50 thousand Javelins are known to have been developed.
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For its part, Lockheed Martin, another US military company, praised this weapon because it allows fire the missiles and “automatically guide them to their targetallowing the gunner to hide and avoid a counterattack.”
military aid
In addition to the aforementioned missiles, light weapons, ammunition and bulletproof vests for combatants, a new shipment will arrive in Ukraine sent by United States.
The Pentagon estimates that since Russia launched its military offensive early on Thursday, its forces concentrated in the north, east and south of Ukraine (more than 150,000 soldiers equipped with heavy tanks, bombers and missiles) have not advanced as fast as Moscow expected.
“We continue to see signs of a viable Ukrainian resistance,” a source added to ‘AFP’. “We think the Russians are becoming increasingly frustrated with the loss of momentum in the last 24 hours, especially in northern Ukraine.”
“Ukraine’s air defense, including its aircraft, remains operational and continues to fight and prohibit access to Russian aircraft in some areas of the country,” he stressed.
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Meanwhile, the Russian government has called for negotiations. This proposal was replicated by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskywho said on Sunday that his country is willing to talk with Russia, but rejected that the talks be in Belarus.
“Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, Baku. We propose any of these,” said the president.
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