At the same time, the Pentagon announced the delivery of a batch of Switchblade kamikaze drones to Ukraine.

The United States helps Ukraine with weapons / photo REUTERS

The United States is considering the supply of artillery and helicopters to Ukraine.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the United States is working with allies to supply Ukraine with artillery, Voice of America reports .

Psaki also noted that National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan had a lengthy telephone conversation with officials in Kyiv regarding military assistance.

In addition, The Washington Post newspaper, citing representatives of the US Presidential Administration, reported that the Pentagon is considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with Mi-17 helicopters and Humvee SUVs in a new package of military assistance. According to the publication, a new package of military assistance to Kiev can be estimated at $750 million.

In turn, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, at a meeting with a group of military observers, said that the United States was ready to consider supplying Ukraine with weapons to strike Russian airfields.

She also answered positively the question of whether the United States is ready to consider the possibility of supplying Ukraine with longer-range weapons than those that have been transferred so far.

In addition, Hicks confirmed that the American side will continue to provide Ukrainians with intelligence information.

At the same time, the Pentagon announced the delivery of a “significant number” of Switchblade kamikaze drones to Ukraine . According to John Kirby, a spokesman for the US Department of Defense, the delivery of a $800 million military aid package to Kiev is almost complete. Earlier, the Pentagon informed about a package of military assistance to Kiev, containing 100 loitering shells.

(C)UNIAN 2022