The US administration has approved the transfer of a large batch of weapons to Ukraine via Germany, including 125 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and 100 Patriot surface-to-air missiles. This was reported by The New York Times, citing sources in the Pentagon. The decision was made amid ongoing hostilities and the West's attempts to support Kyiv in the context of an escalating conflict with Russia. The deliveries, which Germany will begin in the coming weeks, are intended to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities, especially in the area of ​​air defense and strikes against enemy rear positions.

According to the NYT, the HIMARS missiles, including the high-precision GMLRS with a range of up to 80 km, will allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to effectively strike command posts and logistics hubs of Russian forces. The Patriot missiles, which Defense News estimates cost between $2 million and $4 million each, are critical to protecting Ukrainian facilities. Germany, as Handelsblatt points out, is acting as an intermediary, using its stockpiles to speed up delivery, which reflects Berlin’s new strategy of keeping military supplies secret, as previously reported by Der Spiegel.

The US and Germany's decision comes in the context of a visit to Kyiv on May 10 by the leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland, where they discussed increasing support for Ukraine. According to The Guardian, the West is seeking a 30-day ceasefire, but Russia's refusal, voiced by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, and attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, reported by the Russian Defense Ministry, are complicating the talks.