NEW: Ukrainian official confirms to ABC News that the U.S. provides coordinates to Ukraine for most strikes carried out in Russian-occupied areas of the country, using the U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket launchers.
Share to TwitterA Ukrainian official has confirmed to ABC News that the United States provides coordinates to Ukraine for most strikes carried out in Russian-occupied areas of the country, using the U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket launchers.was first to report the news on Thursday, stating in an article: “Ukrainian officials said they require coordinates provided or confirmed by the United States and its allies for the vast majority of strikes using its advanced U.S.
The senior official did not deny that the U.S. is involved in helping the Ukrainian military pinpoint targets with the U.S.-supplied HIMARS, but did not provide further detail.Russian missiles strike Ukraine’s power grid in wave of attacksRussian forces have been firing waves of missiles and drones at energy targets across Ukraine overnight Thursday and throughout Friday morning.
Meanwhile, the mayor of the northeastern city of Kharkiv said a missile had struck there. A regional official in the central city of Kryviy Rih said their critical infrastructure was also hit. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they did not think Russia has the resources to launch simultaneous offensives from the north, via Belarus, or the south, in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense has stated that Ukrainian forces inside the city are"increasingly isolated." Russia has been trying to capture Bakhmut for several months, but it appears that the Ukrainian's hold over that city is waning.
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