Recently the weapons convoys have come under attack. And S-300 air defense systems that Slovakia sent to Ukraine last week were destroyed in a cruise missile strike in Dnepropetrovsk, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Weapons to close the sky
Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft rockets are being sent to stop the bombing assault. And the US is also sending weapons with “new capabilities tailored to the wider assault.” Biden said.
Ukraine President Zelensky is asking for weapons to prepare for the aerial assault from Russian forces. This assault has already started in eastern Ukraine.
The US is sending 500 more Javelins and 300 Switchblade kamikaze drones. On the list are 18 155mm howitzers and 40,000 rounds of ammunition. 10 Lockheed Martin counter-artillery radars and two Raytheon air surveillance radars are headed to Ukraine.
The counter-artillery radars are truck-mounted. And the Sentinel 3D anti-aircraft radar is designed to be towed by a Humvee.
200 of the M113 armored personnel carriers, 100 Humvee armored cars, and 11 Mi-17 helicopters are being sent to move personnel and weapons throughout the country.
