Pentagon Admits Sending Missiles to Ukraine Capable of Hitting Russian Defensive Systems | Farsnews Agency

The US has supplied Ukraine with anti-radar missiles – a special armament for destroying radar-systems - Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl announced.

Kahl did not reveal how many missiles were sent to Ukraine or when it happened. Nor did he mention their model, Sputnik reported.

The shipment of anti-radar missiles has not been disclosed in the five latest armaments packages sent to Ukraine by the US by July 1, even though Kahl said that it was included in them.

The Defense Under-Secretary noted that the goal of sending the anti-radar weapons was to allow Ukrainian warplanes to fly without fearing Russian air defenses, which cover, among other things, Russian territory.

"In the near term, we've been doing lots of things to make Ukraine's existing air force stay in the air and be more capable," he stated.

Kahl added that Washington will also help the Ukrainian Air Force in other ways, namely by sending spare parts for Mig-29s.

The Ukrainian authorities never boasted about receiving anti-radar missiles, unlike other Western weapons. CNN reported, citing an anonymous defense official, that the US had supplied Kiev with AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM). It is capable of hitting radars 48 kilometers away and thus HARMs would be one of the most long-range weapons sent by the US to Ukraine.