A step that should strengthen the military's protection against enemy assaults.
The Washington Post exclusively reported that the US presidential administration mines.
According to journalists, this type of weapon should help the Ukrainian military contain the enemy's advance in the east and repel assaults. At the same time, the mines are “unstable”: over time, they self-destruct or lose battery power, which serves as a fuse against civilian casualties.
Ukrainian officials, WP convinces, promised not to use mines in densely populated areas. For Biden, this is a fundamental point, because arms control experts previously told the White House owner about the excessive risk to civilians, which is what held the White House back from supplying mines. Ukraine will only be able to use explosives on its own territory.
- The US State Department has approved the sale of military equipment to Ukraine worth $100 million.
