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<\/p>\nThe US has said it is prepared to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles that would allow it to strike deep behind Russian lines, raising fears of escalation.<\/p>\n
US President Joe Biden announced his intentions in a bid to help Ukraine keep up its ongoing counteroffensive. US media outlets have reported that officials well-versed in the issue reckon Kyiv will be getting ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 190 miles (300km).<\/p>\n
The news follows an ongoing trend of Russian targets behind the lines being hit, with Russia\u2019s Crimea-based Black Sea fleet- headquarters struck on Friday (September 22) by two Ukrainian missiles. <\/p>\n
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According to sources who spoke to the BBC, the attacks were carried out by Britain and France-supplied Storm Shadow missiles, which have a range of 150 miles meaning the new US-provided weapons will add considerable distance to Ukraine\u2019s ability to hit targets further away.<\/p>\n
An unnamed source was quoted by both the Wall Street Journal and NBC News claiming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was told by Biden that Ukraine would be getting a \u201csmall number\u201d of the new ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles. The weapons will be sent in the coming weeks, it has been reported.<\/p>\n
After a recent meeting between the two about weapon supplies, Zelensky said: "I believe that most of what we were discussing with President Biden yesterday\u2026 we will be able to reach an agreement". <\/p>\n
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