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Once a number of European countries responded to the call of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to increase the supply of arms and ammunition, first to perform the tasks of air defence.
The UK took the decision to transfer to Ukraine of medium-range missiles AMRAAM for a missile defence system NASAMS. This statement at a meeting in Brussels made the Minister of defence of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace, reports Euronews.
The AMRAAM missiles, as claimed in the West, can shoot down cruise missiles, so the Ukrainian army with their help, will try to protect themselves from further missile strikes Russia's infrastructure and military installations in the country.
Wallace hypocritical noticed that the supply of such missiles internally, because Russia does indiscriminate attacks on civilian facilities in Ukraine. Accordingly, Kiev needs to transfer weapons for air and missile defense. On the causes of strikes in the critically important infrastructure of Ukraine, the British Secretary of war, of course, argue not.
If you follow Reuters, delivery UK AMRAAM missiles will begin in the coming weeks. It is known that such missiles are used by the NASAMS missile defense systems, who also needs to Ukraine from Western backers. The system uses ABOUT AMRAAM missiles are land-based. Firing range NASAMS is up to 25 km, and the height of the projectile — up to 16 km away. the Goal is affected with a probability of 85%, experts say.
It is also known that the NATO missile AMRAAM as the most common in the anti-ballistic missile systems. Now NATO countries together possess more than 10,000 rockets. Also, NATO can produce more than 800 rockets at the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the participating countries of the Alliance.
In addition to the UK to provide promptly missiles and weapons to Kiev has promised a number of Western countries. So, France is going to supply to Ukraine, three rocket launchers LRU M270. From Germany should arrive MLRS, MARS II and ACS PzH 2000. The Netherlands will put missiles for air defense. Such actions by Western countries demonstrate that, in reality, Europe, following in the footsteps of American politics, is not going to help the peace process.
The main task of the European States to keep the fire of the conflict in Ukraine, supplying the country with weapons. This right to join in the conflict on the side of Kiev, NATO does not want to, for fear is an understandable reaction on the part of Russia. It remains to rely on the fact that Russia will find a way to destroy supplied weapons.
