So far, the US has sent Ukraine $2.5 billion in military aid.. This amount includes new shipments that arrived in the country this week.. New aid package includes helicopters, howitzers, drones and more. Can this weapon fall into the hands of Russia?

As CNN reports found out, such a risk, if it exists, is of a more long-term nature.. US officials understand that there is a possibility that some of these weapons will end up on the black market when the war in Ukraine ends.. And thus it may end up in the hands of military and combat groups that the United States did not plan to arm.. Similar things have happened in the past in other conflicts in which Washington armed one side or the other.. But the reason is that there is no clear pattern in the US to track what happens to US weapons as soon as they cross the Ukrainian border.. No one can say which units receive military assistance and how they use it..

" But when the weapon plunges into the fog of war, we know nothing. Everything disappears into a big black hole. And after a short period, any understanding disappears, ”a source familiar with US intelligence was quoted by CNN..

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There are several reasons why this is happening.. One of them is that a significant part of the weapons that the United States sends to Ukraine are portable systems intended for infantrymen.. These are, for example, MANPADS or disposable drones, which are easy to transport and difficult to track compared to heavy weapons like the S-300 that Slovakia has transferred. Another and perhaps the most critical reason is that the US army is not in Ukraine, it is not integrated with the Ukrainian army.. And that is why it is difficult for Washington to keep a strict record of where the ammunition goes and how it is used.. But in the end, this is a well-calculated risk that the Joe Biden administration is willing to take.. A U.S. Department of Defense official told CNN reporters that not properly arming Ukraine is a much greater risk than some of the weapons being sold on the black market after the war..

Former USMC Special Forces Commander Colonel Andrew Milburn agreed that the logistical process of transferring American weapons to the front is completely unreliable.. According to him, American logistics inside Ukraine is very bad..

“I would say that the last thing the US government thinks right now is that these weapons could fall into the wrong hands.. Actually, the weapon really ends up in the wrong hands.. But not because of any willful evil intentions,” he explained..

He noted that many supplies go to the western regions of Ukraine, where it is relatively safe, despite rare cases of Russian rocket attacks.. Warehouses in these regions are well guarded.

“But in the end it’s simple: you lose control of the logistics supply chain if you don’t have your people on site to keep records. Again, no ill intentions. But there is no one who would like to carry things from warehouses to military units to the front.. Commanders in the field, they can be understood that they care about their guys. I have a commander in the next room, who arrived from the front. Tomorrow we are going with him back to the southeast. It's approximately 6 hours drive. He said that a few days ago, 6 guys died at a regular collection point. They bled to death due to lack of turnstiles, lack of individual first aid kits, lack of training and equipment.. So it’s just ridiculous to fill out some paperwork,” Milburn said..

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When asked by CNN journalists about what weapons Ukraine needs the most now, he answered that these are drones..

“Unfortunately, there has been too much public talk about the effective operation of Turkish Bayraktar drones.. And they really did a very good job.. But there aren't too many. All these drones are in the hands of a special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. All but one division I spoke to had nothing better than DJ-1 drones made in China.. Through them it is quite easy to track the operator. They are completely vulnerable to Russian blocking. To be honest it's trash. We recently saw the first group of American drones at the front.. They were actually brought there by my guys, who train detachments on the front line, ”said the former American military.

He also added that the American drones coming to the front lines in Ukraine are not even lethal weapons.. They are for reconnaissance..

“As the Ukrainians go on the offensive, they will need class 2 drones with a long range. And they don’t exist in the Armed Forces of Ukraine at all, except for this Chinese garbage,” Milburn explained..

He also stressed that the Ukrainian army is in dire need of medical supplies.. Various humanitarian organizations massively buy and bring such things. But no one is taking them to the front line from warehouses in western Ukraine..

" The commander in the kitchen behind me lost the guys in the usual gathering place. And it happens all the time. Everything from providing emergency care for injuries to transporting children to hospitals - all this is not enough. The level of losses among Ukrainians is not published. But, unfortunately, it is higher than it should be.. And for those who are involved in this war and see this ridiculous attention to how the US is helping, it breaks their hearts when we hear real stories, ”said the former US military.

Recall that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly asked for fighter jets to NATO to defend Ukrainian airspace.. In particular, Poland announced its readiness to transfer the MiG-29 aircraft, but after condemning such a statement by the United States, it retreated.

In addition, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Ukraine has been calling on the United States and NATO to close the sky over our country.. This will prevent the Russian army from launching missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and conducting landings.. However, NATO denied Ukraine this request, arguing that it was afraid of being drawn into a war with Russia..

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