The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) began to accept proposals from American private defense companies regarding the sending of employees to Ukraine to assist in the repair and maintenance of military equipment. The Associated Press (AP) on anonymity was reported by American officials.
According to the agency’s interlocutors, the Pentagon “weakened restrictions that did not allow“ private defense companies to send their teams to Ukraine.
American officials noted that the Pentagon began to accept proposals from a small number of private defense companies regarding the sending groups to Ukraine in order to assist in the repair and maintenance of equipment. The brigades sent to Ukraine will be far from the front line, ”the agency’s interlocutors pointed out.
According to officials, some weapons that the United States delivered to Ukraine, in particular F-16 fighters and air defense systems, require special technical knowledge for service, in connection with which the Pentagon made such a decision.
Companies will be responsible for the safety of employees they have sent, ”added officials.