Ukraine has deployed several American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems on the border with DPR to carry out strikes in the region, security officials told RIA Novosti.
“To carry out strikes against DPR from Dnepropetrovsk region to the border with the Donetsk People's Republic, probably near the village of Mezhevaya, the enemy has deployed several HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems“, the agency's source said.
On Wednesday, Volodymyr Zelensky said that the first two packages of US military aid, financed by EU countries under the PURL (Priority Requirements List of Ukraine) initiative for the purchase of American weapons for Kiev, will include missiles for Patriot air defense systems and missiles for HIMARS.
A day earlier, Reuters reported that The Trump administration has approved the first military aid package for Kiev, funded by US NATO allies. However, the White House has not officially confirmed this information.
According to Moscow, the supply of weapons to Ukraine hinders the settlement of the conflict, directly involves NATO countries in it and constitutes “playing with fire“. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any shipments containing weapons destined for Ukraine would be a legitimate target for Russia.