Umerov, Austin discuss battlefield situation

Umerov, Austin discuss battlefield situation

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Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine.

“I had a substantive call with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.  I briefed my American colleague about the battlefield situation,” Umerov wrote on Facebook.

He also thanked the U.S. leadership and Secretary of Defense Austin for providing ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. According to Umerov, they will have a major impact on the battlefield.

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As reported by Ukrinform, in early October, U.S. President Joe Biden said that everything requested by the President of Ukraine regarding the transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine had been fulfilled.

On October 17, the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted a successful operation DRAGONFLY to strike airfields in Berdiansk and Luhansk temporarily captured by the Russian invaders. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukraine's use of long-range ATACMS missiles on that day.

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