US makes another huge move to support Ukraine war effort before Trump gets into power

Joe Biden has agreed to springiness Ukraine anti-personnel onshore mines successful an effort to dilatory Russian troops successful eastbound parts of the country, a US defence authoritative has claimed

The US has made different immense determination to enactment Ukraine arsenic it continues to support itself against Russian aggression earlier Donald Trump gets backmost into powerfulness successful January.

Days aft Joe Biden authorised Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles against Russia, helium besides agreed to springiness the state anti-personnel onshore mines, a US defence authoritative has claimed. The determination is considered an effort to dilatory Russian troops who person been steadily advancing successful eastbound Ukraine successful caller months.

The official, who spoke connected information of anonymity, said the mines would beryllium delivered soon. They added that Washington expected the mines to beryllium utilized connected Ukraine's territory.

However, the authoritative told the BBC that Ukraine was committed to not utilizing the mines successful densely-populated areas. The proviso of anti-personnel onshore mines is the latest determination by Biden to assistance Ukraine's warfare effort earlier Trump gets backmost into the White House.

Russia has deployed landmines since the commencement of its warfare against Ukraine successful February 2022, but the Biden medication had not fixed its authorisation to Ukraine to usage it implicit fears that they airs a hazard to civilians. But the US defence authoritative said Ukraine has present pledged to usage lone mines that remained progressive for a constricted play of time.

It comes aft Ukraine targeted Russia with six ATACMS long-range missiles from the US for the archetypal clip overnight betwixt Monday and Tuesday. The onslaught deed a subject installation adjacent the metropolis of Karachev, successful the portion of Bryansk Oblast, which is located astir 130km - 80 miles - from the Ukrainian borderline overnight. Initially, the onslaught was reported by a root linked to the Ukrainian Defence Forces, but the Russian Defence Ministry aboriginal confirmed it too.

The root said: "Indeed, ATACMS was utilized for the archetypal clip to onslaught the territory of the Russian Federation. The onslaught was carried retired connected a installation successful the Bryansk region, it was successfully destroyed." The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck six missiles - of which 5 were changeable down and 1 "damaged".

Fragments of a damaged ATACMS rocket launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces fell connected the "technical territory" of a subject installation successful Bryansk region, the ministry admitted, and a occurrence ignited. No casualties person been reported.

Earlier today, the US embassy successful Kyiv said it has closed aft receiving "specific information" astir Russian aerial attack. The embassy said it would temporarily adjacent its doors amid concerns Russian President Vladimir Putin could bid an onslaught against the Ukrainian capital.

In a station connected X, formerly called Twittecr, the US State Department said: "Ukraine: The U.S. Embassy successful Kyiv received circumstantial accusation of a imaginable important aerial onslaught connected Nov 20. The Embassy volition beryllium closed and recommends U.S. citizens beryllium prepared to instantly structure successful the lawsuit an aerial alert is announced." The embassy announced on its website that the determination was "out of an abundance of caution." Embassy employees person been told to structure successful place.