The power of U.S.-supported anti-tank javelin missiles, which the Ukrainian government focused on promoting in the West, was evaluated as 'ineffective' in the city of Kaiu, and U.S. President Biden announced additional support for Ukrainian Javelin and Stinger missiles.
U.S. President Joe Biden announced on the 12th that Ukraine would approve a $200 million grant for military supplies, including weapons.
The Washington Post reported on the 13th that, "Unlike the hidden launch of a javelin missile designed to pass through armor, it cannot be launched from behind a building window, unlike a hidden launch in an open forest.
The Ukrainian government has said that Russia has lost 335 tanks and more than 1,100 armored fighting vehicles, and has continued to demand additional assistance from the United States.
The so-called harpoon (spear) missile stopped the operation of a military transport vehicle on a road several dozen kilometers from an attack to block the Russian invasion of Ukraine. focused.
"We believe that the most effective way to support the Ukrainian army in the fight against Russia is to provide an increased amount of anti-tank weapons and air defense systems," U.S. European commander General Todd D. Ulters said in a statement.
President Biden provided anti-tank weapons and ammunition to Ukraine last month with the approval of $350 million worth of military equipment as a military aid. Since the merger of the peninsula in 2014, it is worth a total of 3.2 billion dollars.
Congress passed $13.6 billion in 'military and humanitarian aid' for Ukraine and neighboring countries in its 1.5 trillion won budget for fiscal 2022. Amael Kotlaski, a senior analyst at Janes, a public defense intelligence agency, said, "We While trying to dominate the public mind as having a decisive influence on certain conflicts, the javelins are powerful in open areas as Russian military vehicles are logging towards Ukrainian cities, but all kinds of anti-tank weapons have their downsides, he told The Washington Post.
He said Russian tanks were "very small, crouched and compact" and that Javelin missiles that hit the top of the tank usually meant "immediate destruction" and were "very vulnerable".
The Javelin Missile is a new anti-tank weapon designed to pass a spear through armor, creating or launching a channel in the reactive armor, and using a tandem warhead to detonate the main warhead.
President Zelensky said on the 12th, "We welcome Israeli mediation. "I proposed to hold the Ukraine-Russia summit in Jerusalem," he said.
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Bennett visited Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Subsequently, a meeting of the Russian foreign ministers of Ukraine was held in Istanbul with Turkish mediation.