The United States will provide Ukraine with 'more advanced' missile systems to hit 'strategic targets', President Biden announced.
These are Himars missiles, with a range of 80 kilometers.
These will be joined by British long-range M270 missile systems.
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Meanwhile, the European sanctions against Russia are still slipping after Hungary's opposition to including the Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in the list of recipients of sanctions.
Therefore, the seal of the sixth package launched by the EU summit is missing.
In the evening, a Russian missile hit near Lviv, injuring 5 people, while Kiev says it hit two Russian boats in the Black Sea.
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THE M270 MISSILE LAUNCHERS
Britain has confirmed that it will supply Ukraine with long-range M270 missile systems.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said at CNN, specifying that this step was "closely coordinated" with the decision of the states to supply Ukraine with the HIMARS system.
The British government has also said that the Ukrainian military will be trained to use rocket launchers in the UK in order to maximize their efficiency.
80% OF SEVERODONETSK IN THE HANDS OF RUSSIANS
There is still fighting in the streets of Severodonetsk, but Russian forces now control about 80% of this strategic city in eastern Ukraine, according to the head of the Lugansk regional military administration, Serhiy Gayday, according to CNN. .
"In some streets, our defenders are successful," Gayday said, noting that six Russian soldiers have been captured.
Fighting also continues in the villages south and west of the city, as Moscow troops try to completely surround the Ukrainian defenses.