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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emma Graham-Harrison

US agrees to send long-range missiles to Ukraine in military boost for Kyiv

An ATACMS missile being fired from a launcher at night
An ATACMS missile is fired during a joint military training between the U.S and South Korea in June 2022. Photograph: Yonhap News Agency/Reuters

US president Joe Biden has decided to supply Ukraine with long-range army tactical missile systems (ATACMS), an important boost to Kyiv’s capacity to target Russian military logistics at long range distances as the country prepares for a second winter at war.

Biden told Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a private meeting that a small number of the weapons would be transferred, NBC reported, citing US officials.

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