Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukraine hit Russian troops with long-range missiles 'US sent secretly'

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Ukraine fired a US-supplied, long-range ballistic missile at a Russian target last week and overnight, according to reports. It comes as Joe Biden said much-needed weapons would be sent to Ukraine today after he signed a multibillion-dollar aid package into law.

Following the vote at the Security Council, the US suggested Russia"must be hiding something", having already accused Moscow of developing a space-based anti-satellite nuclear weapon.

Hundreds of thousands of military-age Ukrainian men are living abroad and the country faces a shortage of troops in the campaign against Russia.White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has confirmed our earlier reports that the US sent long-range missiles to Ukraine.Ukraine has lost territory over the last six months due to the need to ration ammunition, he said.

The source said the attack had partially destroyed an"oxygen station" at the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant in the Lipetsk region.The news comes after Reuters reported Ukraine had struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots containing 26,000 cubic metres of fuel in the Smolensk region in the same night.Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the US for recognising"we must cut the ground from under Putin's feet".

They cited US officials as saying America secretly sent Army Tactical Missile System missiles in an aid package last month. They will help Ukraine take out Russian logistics nodes and troop concentrations that are not on the front lines, he said.

 

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