US pledges more missiles to Ukraine after Odesa strike

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The United States has announced €786 million in additional weapons and ammunition for Ukraine as it battles Russian forces along the eastern and southern fronts.

The 14th package of armaments for Ukrainian forces includes two air defence systems, more ammunition for the Himars precision rocket launchers the US began supplying in June, up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition, and four additional counter-artillery radars.

The Pentagon"recognises Norway's co-operation to enable the historic provision by the United States of modern air defense systems that will help Ukraine defend against Russia's brutal air attacks," he added. "We came here to the site, assessed the situation together with emergency workers and locals, and together helped those who survived," said Oleksandr Abramov.

Kyiv says Moscow has dramatically escalated its long-range attacks - hitting civilian targets far from the frontline in recent days, which Ukraine describes as a war crime.Also today, a Moroccan and a British fighter who were both sentenced to death by a Russian-backed separatist court in east Ukraine for fighting for Ukrainian forces have appealed against their sentences.

Thousands of civilians have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February in what Ukraine says is an unprovoked war of aggression.The city of Lysychansk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region continued to come under sustained bombardment today, Ukrainian officials say. We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences

The Russians were today shelling the city from different directions and approaching from several sides, regional Governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Ukrainian television.

 

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Follow the money.... oh that crowd again.. The usual suspects U.S arms manufacturers and their bought and paid for political prostitutes.. laughing all the way to the bank..

RTÉ news did you ask why If not why not

Good the more arms they get the more Russians take a beating the less risk Russia will invade someone else

Proxy wars ain't cheap.

Man I wish I could spend money I didn't have let alone that much!

Russia can really show up the hated Amerikanskis by just going home. I'm told the Americans are blamed for this war, so Russia leaving Ukraine would be a huge win for Russia.... and the hated yankee pig-dogs will be seething.

The arms manufacturing lobby likes this.

That's great to hear. Ukraine need all the help they can get if they are to defeat the Russian terrorists.

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