after an announcement Fly Its forces have begun to withdraw from Kherson, southern Ukraine, U.S. National Security Advisor confirmed Thursday. Russian withdrawal from Kherson An important military development for Kiev.
“US support for Ukraine is strong and unconditional,” said Jake Sullivan.
He also noted that Russia is using Iranian missiles and drones to target civilians in Ukraine.
He also confirmed that US President Joe Biden will focus at the G-20 summit on the unwarranted Russian attack on Ukraine, announcing new military aid to Kiev, including air defenses.
400 million dollars
Meanwhile, the US Department of Defense revealed today Thursday that the latest US military aid package to Ukraine is worth $ 400 million and includes four short-range (Avenger) air defense systems.
“They are short-range mobile air defense systems,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters, adding that the package would also include ammunition for the Hawk air defense system.
The first Ukrainian city
These developments came after the Ukrainian army announced today that its forces had recaptured 12 cities in the Kherson region, without being sure that Russian forces had completely withdrawn from the city.
Interestingly, Moscow’s loss of Kherson, which is the first major Ukrainian city to fall into its hands since the conflict broke out on February 24, will be a major blow to it and to the prestige of its army.
Especially since the city is one of the four regions whose annexation the Kremlin announced at the end of September (2022).
Ukrainian soldier near Kherson (archive – AFP)
Its geographical position is also of particular importance, as the region lies on the borders of the Dnepropetrovsk and Nikolaev regions and has a land border with Crimea to the south, while it faces the Black Sea to the southwest and southeast from the Sea of Azov.
Interestingly, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict entered its ninth month, amid the continuation of the Ukrainian counteroffensive launched last month in the south and east, to drive the Russians back from the cities they had conquered.
