The US Secretary of Defense condemned Russian attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine and Moscow's use of the Oreshnik missile, which marked another escalation of the war.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a conversation with the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Rustem Umerov. As Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said at a briefing on Monday, December 2, the topics of discussion included developments on the battlefield, as well as American security assistance to Ukraine.
Ryder said Washington will provide Kyiv with "significant additional security assistance that will include key capabilities to support Ukraine's most pressing battlefield needs, including air defenses, missile system munitions, artillery and anti-tank weapons." A press release on the Pentagon's website notes that during a conversation with Umerov, Austin "condemned Russia's recent barrage of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles aimed at Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and its use of a medium-range ballistic missile (Oreshnik) in Ukraine." - Ed. ), marking another escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine.”
Ryder said Washington will provide Kyiv with "significant additional security assistance that will include key capabilities to support Ukraine's most pressing battlefield needs, including air defenses, missile system munitions, artillery and anti-tank weapons." A press release on the Pentagon's website notes that during a conversation with Umerov, Austin "condemned Russia's recent barrage of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles aimed at Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and its use of a medium-range ballistic missile (Oreshnik) in Ukraine." - Ed. ), marking another escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine.”
