The United States has significantly changed the type of weapons supplied by Ukraine, increasing the number of offensive equipment, CNNs said senior American officials.
According to them, Washington is sure that the modern Bradley tanks and high -range missile systems will allow Ukraine to free the occupied territory before Russia is regrouped.
Bradley will give Kyiv a significant offensive potential. They are fast and maneuverable, and are also equipped with a 25-mm gun and Tow anti-tank missiles. Pentagon speaker Pat Ryder previously called Bradley the “killer of tanks.”
Ukrainians can create an “iron fist” from Bradley, which will break through the defense of Russia, said retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, a former US Army Commander in Europe and the NATO allies of the allies. According to him, for this, Ukrainians can place most of the Bradley received in one battalion or one armored brigade.
Last week, the Pentagon announced the largest package of assistance to Ukraine from the beginning of the war in the amount of more than $ 3 billion. It included modern Bradley tanks. In addition to tanks, the United States will send Kyiv additional HIMARS missile systems, Humvee armored vehicles, armored vehicles with enhanced MRAP antimine protection, Sea Sparrow anti -aircraft missiles and other weapons.
Significant changes in the weapons supplied give Ukraine more offensive opportunities compared to the first months of the war, says one of the US officials.
Washington changed the type of weapon supplied to Kyiv after the APU proved that they can use modern systems properly, without striking the territory of Russia, CNN notes.