Ukraine can hit distant targets with its own means – the head of the Pentagon

September 6, 2024

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks at the end of a meeting of the Defense Contact Group for Ukraine at the US Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany, September 6, 2024. Daniel ROLAND/AFP

Ukraine has a significant potential of its own for hitting targets deep in Russia. This is how US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin answered the question about the permission for Ukraine to use long-range weapons against Russian targets.

“I do not believe that any one type of weaponry will be decisive. And I stand by this comment. I believe that Ukraine has a fairly significant potential of its own to hit targets that are far beyond the range of ATACMS, or even Storm Shadow, for that matter,” the head of the Pentagon said during a press conference within the framework of the Ramstein International Contact Group meeting. with the help of Ukraine.

Austin recalled that the Russians had moved their own aircraft with anti-aircraft missiles beyond the range of the ATACMS.

“I think that in the foreseeable future we will focus on helping Ukrainians effectively defend their sovereign territory,” he added.

Regarding strategic targets that could be destroyed with Western long-range weapons, Austin commented:

“Russia has many goals, obviously, it is a big country. And Ukraine has many means – drones and other things – to hit these targets.”

As the Voice of America reported, on September 6, US President Joe Biden announced a new $250 million aid package for Ukraine.

https://www.holosameryky.com/a/ukrajina-mozhe-sama/7774362.html

3 comments

  1. “Russia has many goals, obviously, it is a big country. And Ukraine has many means – drones and other things – to hit these targets.”

    There is no hope for the Biden administration. Those clowns want to remain being clowns.
    BTW, thank you, thank you, thank you, for allowing Ukraine to defend itself with its drones and other things…

    • They have been weaseling out of everything and waffling their answers too. From one excuse to another. Meanwhile, the arch enemy of good people is free to use what ever evil means he has to spread his misery. As the old saying goes, “evil thrives when good men do nothing.”

      • Every saying has at least a kernel of truth, and this one is all truth. But, doing too little, as the Biden administration has done, also lets evil prevail.

Enter comments here: