Deputy head of the Pentagon Colin Kahl believes that in order to hit targets that are today a priority for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the defenders need not long-range ATACMS missiles that hit at a distance of up to 300 kilometers, but GMLRS, whose range is 70-80 km.

" Obviously, we will continue to discuss with the Ukrainians their needs, but for the moment we believe that we should focus on GMLRS, and not on ATACMS,"

It is with the help of GMLRS that defenders can deter the Russians in eastern Ukraine and create impulses in other directions, Kahl notes.. He added that the vast majority of active enemy targets are located within the range of these missiles..

Kahl also praised the work of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with GMLRS missiles, calling it very effective..

" This greatly complicated Russia's planning efforts.. Therefore, according to our assessment, GMLRS is the most important, and there is a constant flow of these munitions to Ukraine,"

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On August 17, about 20 reputable American national security experts, military, diplomats and former officials wrote an open letter to US President Joe Biden, in which they called for an immediate increase in military assistance to Ukraine.

They note that our war against Russia has reached its climax and it is in the interests of the United States to support Kyiv.

Some time later, one of the signatories of this appeal, the former commander of the US Army in Europe, General Ben Hodges, noted that Ukraine needs to receive long-range ATACMS missiles.. According to him, it is important that the Armed Forces of Ukraine finally go on a counteroffensive, and for this they must first destroy Russia's logistics.