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Britain says it will send sophisticated medium-range missile systems to Ukraine in a coordinated move with the United States.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK would send an unspecified number of M270 rocket launchers, which could send guided missiles with an accuracy of up to 80 kilometers.
Britain says the decision is closely coordinated with a US decision to send high-mobility artillery missile systems to Ukraine. The two missile systems are similar, though the American one is wheeled, while the British one, also built in the US, works on rails.
Britain says Ukrainian troops will be trained in the UK to use the equipment.
Ukraine has urged its Western allies to send longer-range missiles to help it repel Russian artillery attacks in the eastern Donbas region, at the center of the Moscow offensive.
The US said Ukraine has promised not to launch missiles at Russia. But Russia accused Washington of “throwing gasoline on the fire” in the conflict./VOA
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