Against the backdrop of fears of the new offensive on Kyiv: the US may strengthen the Armed Forces military assistance - Politico

According to journalists, in addition to the missile defense systems, Patriot, Washington considers the possibility of transferring other weapons to Kiev. The United States is considering expanding military assistance for Ukraine against the backdrop of the Ukrainian leadership fears that Russia will try again to take Kyiv in January or February. About it reports the American edition of Politico with reference to six sources familiar with discussions.

In addition to the completion of the development of plans to send the missile defense system Patriot, Washington also considers the possibility of sending other weapons. For example, straight -line kits that will transform unmanaged aviation ammunition into "smart" bombs. It is also a small diameter ground bombs, which will significantly increase the range of shocks.

In addition, journalists say that the Pentagon announced on December 15 that it was expanding the training of the Ukrainian military on the basis of the United States in Germany. The US military is now teaching several hundred Ukrainians a month with specific weapons. The new plan envisages expanding the training of almost 500 soldiers a month. The training will take into account how to coordinate infantry maneuvering with artillery support.

We will remind, on December 15 the commander -in -chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny told that Russia can again start an offensive on Kyiv in January or March next year. According to him, the Kremlin plans to throw another 200,000 Russian prepared soldiers in Ukraine. The same fears were expressed by the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexei Reznikov. According to him, half of the mobilized Russians were sent to the front.