Washington is considering sending long-range missiles to Ukraine and Moscow: We will continue the attack Washington is considering sending long-range missiles to Ukraine and Moscow: We will continue the attack

Washington is considering sending long-range missiles to Ukraine and Moscow: We will continue the attack

Washington is considering sending long-range missiles to Ukraine.. and Moscow: We will continue the attack The news indicated that Washington might send a large batch of long-range missiles to Kiev, even as its soldiers retreated in the face of an intense Russian attack in the east of the country. While the Kremlin responded that Washington's delivery of these missiles to Ukraine "will not change the course of events," and that Russia will continue its offensive, whatever the cost.  Reports indicated that the United States might send a large batch of long-range missiles to Kyiv on Wednesday, even as its soldiers retreated in the face of a relentless Russian winter offensive in the east of the country.  Two US officials said a new $2 billion package of military aid, to be announced as early as this week, would include for the first time small-diameter ground bombs, a new weapon designed by Boeing.  Those missiles can hit targets more than 150 km away, which is much more than the 80 km range of the HIMARS missiles that changed the course of the war when Washington sent them last summer.  This could mean that every inch of Russian-controlled Ukrainian territory, with the exception of most of Crimea, could soon be in the crosshairs of Ukrainian forces, forcing Moscow to transfer some ammunition and fuel storage sites to Russia itself.  Mykhailo Podolyak, assistant to the Ukrainian president, said talks were under way on sending longer-range missiles, as well as talks on attack aircraft.  The expected US announcement comes a week after Western countries pledged to provide dozens of advanced combat tanks to Ukraine for the first time, in a breakthrough aimed at giving Kyiv the ability to regain occupied lands this year.  But the arrival of new weapons will not be months before. Meanwhile, Russia has gained momentum on the battlefield for the first time since mid-2022, in intense winter battles that both sides describe as a meat grinder.  The Kremlin: Long-range missiles will not stop Russia  In this regard, the Kremlin said, on Wednesday, that the delivery of long-range missiles to Ukraine by the United States "will not change the course of events" and that Russia will continue its offensive, whatever the cost.  Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that supplying Ukraine with missiles with a range of 150 kilometers would lead to "an escalation of tension, an increase in the level of escalation. We see that this will require us to make additional efforts, but it will not change the course of events. The military operation will continue."  Ukraine says the high-precision missiles will enable it to destroy supply lines and Russian ammunition stores.  Spain plans to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine  In a related context, Spanish media reported, on Wednesday, that Madrid plans to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.  And the local newspaper "El Pais" reported that Spain intends to send between 4 to 6 "Leopard 2" tanks to Ukraine.  According to an article in the newspaper by writer Miguel Gonzalez, Spain plans to send between 4 to 6 Leopard 2A4 tanks. To Ukraine, according to (unnamed) government sources.  The writer explained that "the final figure depends on the condition of the 53 tanks stored for ten years in the Logistics Support Group No. 41 in Zaragoza, which the Ministry of Defense is negotiating with (the Department of) Military Industries to rehabilitate urgently."  On Tuesday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced that his country would receive between 120 and 140 Western-made tanks in the "first batch" of shipments to be sent by a coalition of 12 countries.  The Leopard 2 is distinguished by giving it comprehensive protection for its crew from threats such as improvised explosive devices, mines or anti-tank fire.  It also has crew cabin cooling systems, an auxiliary power generator, and a telephone that allows the crew to communicate outside.  Moscow is advancing from all sides to Bakhmut  In the past few days, Moscow announced progress to the north and south of the city of Bakhmut, which has been its main target for months.   Kyiv denies many of the allegations and Reuters has not been able to independently verify the situation, but the mentioned fighting sites indicate an increasing Russian advance.  A soldier in a Ukrainian unit made up of volunteers from Belarus told Reuters from inside the city that the forces are fighting from one building to another in Bakhmut, making gains that do not exceed 100 meters per night, adding that the city is under constant Russian shelling. Russian forces are conducting maneuvers in an attempt to surround it.  The Ukrainian General Staff said late on Tuesday that its forces had come under fire in Bakhmut and Qaryatin at its southern approaches.  Russia also launched a new major offensive this week on Voledar, which lies south of Bakhmut, a Ukrainian-controlled region at the intersection of the southern and eastern frontlines. Kyiv says its forces are still holding out there.  Ukraine needs planes  And after the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky finally persuaded countries in NATO to provide it with modern combat tanks, it is pressing hard to obtain combat aircraft. The United States and Britain ruled out sending their advanced fighters, but other countries left the door open.  French Defense Minister Sebastien Licorne said in Paris after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov on Tuesday that there were "no taboos" regarding the supply of combat aircraft to Kyiv.  The West has so far refused to send weapons that could be used for an attack deep inside Russia, fearing a broader conflict, but Moscow says Western arms pledges mean it is effectively at war with NATO.  Ukraine repulsed a Russian attack on the capital, Kyiv, last year, seized the initiative in the attack in the second half of 2022, and regained control of vast swathes of the occupied territories.  But its progress has largely stalled since November, while Russia reconstituted its forces with hundreds of thousands of reservists, the first mobilization since World War II.  Russia's capture of Bakhmut would be a step towards achieving the goal of full control of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. But Kyiv says that the Russian gains in the past few weeks were very expensive victories, in return for which many lives of soldiers and mercenaries recruited from Russian prisons were incurred.

The news indicated that Washington might send a large batch of long-range missiles to Kiev, even as its soldiers retreated in the face of an intense Russian attack in the east of the country. While the Kremlin responded that Washington's delivery of these missiles to Ukraine "will not change the course of events," and that Russia will continue its offensive, whatever the cost.

Reports indicated that the United States might send a large batch of long-range missiles to Kyiv on Wednesday, even as its soldiers retreated in the face of a relentless Russian winter offensive in the east of the country.

Two US officials said a new $2 billion package of military aid, to be announced as early as this week, would include for the first time small-diameter ground bombs, a new weapon designed by Boeing.

Those missiles can hit targets more than 150 km away, which is much more than the 80 km range of the HIMARS missiles that changed the course of the war when Washington sent them last summer.

This could mean that every inch of Russian-controlled Ukrainian territory, with the exception of most of Crimea, could soon be in the crosshairs of Ukrainian forces, forcing Moscow to transfer some ammunition and fuel storage sites to Russia itself.

Mykhailo Podolyak, assistant to the Ukrainian president, said talks were under way on sending longer-range missiles, as well as talks on attack aircraft.

The expected US announcement comes a week after Western countries pledged to provide dozens of advanced combat tanks to Ukraine for the first time, in a breakthrough aimed at giving Kyiv the ability to regain occupied lands this year.

But the arrival of new weapons will not be months before. Meanwhile, Russia has gained momentum on the battlefield for the first time since mid-2022, in intense winter battles that both sides describe as a meat grinder.

The Kremlin: Long-range missiles will not stop Russia

In this regard, the Kremlin said, on Wednesday, that the delivery of long-range missiles to Ukraine by the United States "will not change the course of events" and that Russia will continue its offensive, whatever the cost.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that supplying Ukraine with missiles with a range of 150 kilometers would lead to "an escalation of tension, an increase in the level of escalation. We see that this will require us to make additional efforts, but it will not change the course of events. The military operation will continue."

Ukraine says the high-precision missiles will enable it to destroy supply lines and Russian ammunition stores.

Spain plans to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

In a related context, Spanish media reported, on Wednesday, that Madrid plans to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

And the local newspaper "El Pais" reported that Spain intends to send between 4 to 6 "Leopard 2" tanks to Ukraine.

According to an article in the newspaper by writer Miguel Gonzalez, Spain plans to send between 4 to 6 Leopard 2A4 tanks. To Ukraine, according to (unnamed) government sources.

The writer explained that "the final figure depends on the condition of the 53 tanks stored for ten years in the Logistics Support Group No. 41 in Zaragoza, which the Ministry of Defense is negotiating with (the Department of) Military Industries to rehabilitate urgently."

On Tuesday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced that his country would receive between 120 and 140 Western-made tanks in the "first batch" of shipments to be sent by a coalition of 12 countries.

The Leopard 2 is distinguished by giving it comprehensive protection for its crew from threats such as improvised explosive devices, mines or anti-tank fire.

It also has crew cabin cooling systems, an auxiliary power generator, and a telephone that allows the crew to communicate outside.

Moscow is advancing from all sides to Bakhmut

In the past few days, Moscow announced progress to the north and south of the city of Bakhmut, which has been its main target for months.


Kyiv denies many of the allegations and Reuters has not been able to independently verify the situation, but the mentioned fighting sites indicate an increasing Russian advance.

A soldier in a Ukrainian unit made up of volunteers from Belarus told Reuters from inside the city that the forces are fighting from one building to another in Bakhmut, making gains that do not exceed 100 meters per night, adding that the city is under constant Russian shelling. Russian forces are conducting maneuvers in an attempt to surround it.

The Ukrainian General Staff said late on Tuesday that its forces had come under fire in Bakhmut and Qaryatin at its southern approaches.

Russia also launched a new major offensive this week on Voledar, which lies south of Bakhmut, a Ukrainian-controlled region at the intersection of the southern and eastern frontlines. Kyiv says its forces are still holding out there.

Ukraine needs planes

And after the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky finally persuaded countries in NATO to provide it with modern combat tanks, it is pressing hard to obtain combat aircraft. The United States and Britain ruled out sending their advanced fighters, but other countries left the door open.

French Defense Minister Sebastien Licorne said in Paris after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov on Tuesday that there were "no taboos" regarding the supply of combat aircraft to Kyiv.

The West has so far refused to send weapons that could be used for an attack deep inside Russia, fearing a broader conflict, but Moscow says Western arms pledges mean it is effectively at war with NATO.

Ukraine repulsed a Russian attack on the capital, Kyiv, last year, seized the initiative in the attack in the second half of 2022, and regained control of vast swathes of the occupied territories.

But its progress has largely stalled since November, while Russia reconstituted its forces with hundreds of thousands of reservists, the first mobilization since World War II.

Russia's capture of Bakhmut would be a step towards achieving the goal of full control of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. But Kyiv says that the Russian gains in the past few weeks were very expensive victories, in return for which many lives of soldiers and mercenaries recruited from Russian prisons were incurred.

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