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submitted 6 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Ukraine has begun using longer-range ballistic missiles against Russia that were secretly provided by the US, American officials have confirmed.

The weapons were sent as part of a previous US support package, and arrived this month. Officials said they were not announced publicly to maintain Ukraine's "operational security".

They have already been used at least once to strike Russian targets in occupied Crimea.

Further US aid is now heading to Kyiv. 

More American weaponry is expected to be sent imminently, after President Joe Biden signed off on Wednesday a new package of economic and military support for Ukraine worth $61bn (£49bn).

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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

ya love to see it

I mean, its a nightmare of death and destruction not scene since Vietnam. But other than that, yeah, very cool.

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago

Oh it’s decidedly not cool, but they didn’t choose to be invaded. It’s good that we can give them a set of tools built expressly for this purpose and give them a chance against a much larger foe.

For the first time since the 1940s we are unironically delivering freedom and I think that actually is cool. Shit situation and the Israel bill is a horrible albatross but I’m happy for the UA grunts in the mud. Slava Ukraini

[-] deft@lemmy.wtf 8 points 6 months ago

Once I watched this high school kid hang outside of a middle school with a bat waiting for a kid.

That kid came out, got the bat away from him and chased him off.

Ya love to see it.

[-] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

They mean they love to see a brutal, illegal invasion being stopped.

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