At the moment when Hippocampus launched the ATACMS tactical missile, the United States has not yet provided Ukraine with this missile with a range of 300 kilometers.

(Taken from the official website of the US Army)

[Compiled Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] British Prime Minister Sunak called on Western countries to fully support Ukraine on the 19th, and announced that Britain will take the lead in aiding Ukraine with "long-range weapons". Michael McCaul said on the 21st that the wind in Washington is turning to deliver long-range missiles and fighter jets to Ukraine.

Prior to this, the US political news website "Politico" quoted sources on the 18th and reported that General Christopher Cavoli, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe of NATO and the commander of the US military in Europe, lobbied in private to the US Congress to provide Kiev with F -16 fighter jets, long-range missiles and drones with a range of more than 100 kilometers to help the Ukrainian army defeat Russia.

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Ukraine hopes to obtain the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) with a range of 300 kilometers and F-16 fighter jets.

McCaul, a Republican, said President Joe Biden's administration and the National Security Council (NSC) remained divided on "how fast and what weapons" to send to Ukraine, Reuters reported.

"But I see a growing trend of bringing in artillery and planes ... Anyway, we can start training pilots now and get them ready," McCall told media in central Kiev.

McCall, who has met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said Zelensky gave him a wish list of weapons, including ATACMS and F-16s, which he said could "fly to Crimea." ", to destroy the Iranian drones that have been carrying out frequent air strikes recently.

"Politico" reported last week that Ukraine continued to ask the United States for assistance with long-range weapons, such as ATACMS, but the Biden administration rejected Ukraine's request because the United States was worried that it did not have enough stocks.

After being rejected by the United States, Kiev is considering asking Washington to approve the purchase of ATACMS from allies that use the weapon. The ATACMS user list includes South Korea, Poland, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Qatar and Bahrain.