White House expected to send more ATACMS to Ukraine

The US is planning to send a number of additional Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine, as part of a new $300 million package of military aid, according to two US officials with knowledge of the discussions, Report informs via Politico.

The US will send Kyiv additional Anti-Personnel/Anti-Materiel, or APAM, missiles, which are an older version of the long-range ATACMS, according to one of the officials. The missiles travel 160 km and carry warheads containing hundreds of cluster bomblets. The officials were granted anonymity to speak ahead of an announcement.