Denmark will transfer Harpoon anti-ship missiles and launchers to Ukraine. At the same time, the Czech Republic transferred fire support helicopters, tanks and missile systems to Ukraine, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Monday, May 23.

It is noted that about 20 ships of the Russian Navy, including submarines, are located in the Black Sea zone..

According to naval expert at the Hudson Institute, Brian Clark, 12 to 24 Harpoon-class anti-ship missiles with a range of more than 100 km would be enough to threaten Russian ships and convince Moscow to lift the blockade..

Earlier, the US authorities considered providing Ukraine with either the Harpoon or the Naval Strike Missile, manufactured by Kongsberg and Raytheon Technologies.. But NSM were considered less complex in terms of logistics.

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Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that he expects from the next meeting in the Ramstein format a decision on the supply of American MLRS multiple launch rocket systems to Ukraine..