The Pentagon spoke about the reorientation of the West from the supply of equipment to Kyiv for its repair

Western countries that supplied Ukraine with weapons and equipment will pay more attention to its repair. About this in a conversation with Politico informed Deputy head of the Pentagon William Laplante.

“We are creating repair facilities in Europe, we are translating manuals [по обучению и ремонту]we have to do a lot more together, so there will be more focus on that,” he said.

According to the publication, the issue of restoring equipment and maintaining it in working order is the main one for the working group, which includes representatives of 22 countries. Laplante leads this working group, writes Politico.

It is specified that Western countries will also continue to send equipment to Ukraine. In particular, the members of the contact group at a meeting held this week discussed the supply of vehicles and equipment for demining, as well as short-range mobile air defense systems, a source told Politico.

On July 19, the Pentagon press office reported that the United States singled out Another package of military assistance to Ukraine worth about $ 1.3 billion. The new assistance package consists of 13 points, including: four NASAMS air defense systems (SAMs), tubular-launched, optically tracked and wire-guided (TOW) missiles ), Phoenix Ghost and Switchblade unmanned aerial systems (UAS), UAV detection and electronic warfare equipment, demining equipment, aviation and artillery ammunition, in particular 152-mm artillery shells, as well as 150 fuel trucks, 115 tactical transport vehicles technology, etc.

After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the United States and its allies began to provide military assistance to Kyiv. Russia has repeatedly criticized the supply of ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, after reports of the transfer of cluster munitions to Kyiv, the Kremlin said that if such weapons were used, Russia would be forced to take countermeasures. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, commenting on Washington’s decision, recalled the words of former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who in February 2022 stated that the use of cluster munitions is a war crime.