WASHINGTON, 01 June 2022, (TON): The Biden administration announced “it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been begging for as they struggle to stall Russian progress in the Donbas region.”

The US plan tries to strike a balance between the desire to help Ukraine battle ferocious Russian artillery barrages while not providing arms that could allow Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russia and trigger an escalation in the war.

In a guest essay published in The New York Times, Biden confirmed that he’s decided to provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will enable them to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Biden had said Monday that the US would not send Ukraine rocket systems that can strike into Russia.

 Any weapons system can shoot into Russia if it’s close enough to the border.

US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the aid said “the aid package expected to be unveiled Wednesday would send what the US considers medium-range rockets they generally can travel about 45 miles.”