US senators urge Pentagon to deliver more HIMARS to Ukraine

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A group of U.S. senators have urged the Pentagon to increase the speed at which it was deploying the defensive aid to Ukraine
A group of U.S. senators have urged the Pentagon to increase the speed at which it was deploying the defensive aid to Ukraine

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The letter signed by U.S. senators Tammy Duckworth, Roger Wicker, Richard Blumenthal, Robert Portman, and Lindsey Graham was sent to the U.S. Department of Defense on July 18.

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"While the medium- and long-range air defense capabilities and HIMARS included in the June 27, 2022, and July 8, 2022 aid packages are a good start, these systems must be delivered at a pace and in quantity sufficient to impact the outcome of the fighting in the Donbas, Kherson and other regions," the letter says.

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"We urge you to act expeditiously, while coordinating with NATO allies and partners, to get this equipment to the Ukrainian military immediately."

Earlier, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators called on the Pentagon to consider including modern fighter jets in future military aid packages to Ukraine.

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