On Sunday, Russia announced, for the second day in a row, its use of hypersonic missiles in… Ukraine. If confirmed, it would be the first known use in real combat conditions of this system, which was first tested in 2018.
Lloyd Austin said that Russia Using such weapons "She is trying to regain momentum in the war in which her army has been embroiled".
The US minister added "We have seen (the Russians) deliberately targeting cities and civilians in recent weeks…because the attack has been disrupted".
He emphasized that the Russian forces "Ineffective in its movements on the ground, it is essentially crippled in the face of the Ukrainian fighters who are fighting valiantly and are still determined to defend their country.".
The US Defense Secretary said that Russian President Vladimir Putin "He sent his troops to a chopper"stressing that the Ukrainians "They are very effective thanks to the weapons we gave them" Such as anti-tank and air defense systems.
Lloyd Austin also warned Russia against the use of chemical or biological weapons in the conflict, and said it would then "Strong reaction not only from the United States but also from the international community".
And regarding the Russian accusations that Washington and Kiev are running laboratories aimed at producing internationally banned biological and chemical weapons in Ukraine, the US official considered that the Russians want "Making up an excuse to blame someone else, the Ukrainians, us and NATO, if they do something on the battlefield.".
Austin refused to confirm the presence of mercenaries alongside the Russian forces, and said in this regard "We haven’t seen any mercenaries on the battlefield as far as I know".
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“I don’t see them as weapons that make a difference,” Austin told CBS, refusing at the same time to “confirm or deny” the use of weapons. Moscow for this type of missile.
On Sunday, Russia announced, for the second day in a row, its use of hypersonic missiles in… Ukraine. If confirmed, it would be the first known use in real combat conditions of this system, which was first tested in 2018.
Lloyd Austin said that Russia Using such weapons, she “is trying to regain momentum in the war in which her army was involved.”
“We’ve seen (the Russians) deliberately targeting cities and civilians in recent weeks…because the attack has been disrupted,” the US secretary added.
He stressed that the Russian forces “are not effective in their movements on the ground, as they are basically crippled in the face of the Ukrainian fighters who are fighting valiantly and are still determined to defend their country.”
The US Defense Secretary said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “sent his forces to a chopper”, stressing that the Ukrainians “are very effective thanks to the weapons that we have provided them” such as anti-tank and air defense systems.
Lloyd Austin also warned Russia against using chemical or biological weapons in the conflict, saying it would then have “a strong response not only from the United States but also from the international community.”
Regarding the Russian accusations that Washington and Kiev run laboratories aimed at producing internationally banned biological and chemical weapons in Ukraine, the US official considered that the Russians want to “convey an excuse to place the blame on another party, the Ukrainians, us and NATO, if they do something on the battlefield.”
Austin refused to confirm the presence of mercenaries alongside the Russian forces, and said in this regard, “We have not seen any mercenaries on the battlefield as far as I know.”