ABC News: US Likely To Send Long-Range ATACMS Missiles To Ukraine

The M57A1 Army Tactical Missile System missile is fired over the cab of an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher. New battle conditions call for the Army to have precision lethal and nonlethal fires that can be fired from land to produce effects in all domains, as joint, multidomain operations are expected to be increasingly common. U.S. Army

ABC News: US likely to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for the first time: Officials

"They are coming," one U.S. official told ABC News.

The Biden administration is likely to send Ukraine long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, to help in its fight to repel the Russian invasion of its territory, according to U.S. officials.

"They are coming," said one official who had access to security assistance plans. The official noted that, as always, such plans are subject to change until officially announced.

A second official said the missiles are "on the table" and likely to be included in an upcoming security assistance package, adding that a final decision has not been made. It could be months before Ukraine receives the missiles, according to the official.

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Update #1: ABC News: US will likely send ATACMS to Ukraine in upcoming aid package (Kyiv Independent)

Update #2: United States may transfer ATACMS missiles to Ukraine in new aid package (RBC Ukraine)

WNU Editor: The escalation continues.

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