US President Joe Biden has agreed to provide Ukraine with advanced rocket systems (Image Courtesy: Twitter/@expatua)
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The Biden administration plans to sell Ukraine four state-of-the-art Gray Eagle drones which can carry more powerful laser guided Hellfire missiles for use against Russian forces, according to an exclusive report filed by Reuters news agency from Washington. &nbsp;</p>
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Ukraine&rsquo;s forces have until now been using smaller drones with a shorter range such as AeroVironment, Puma AE and the Turkish Bayraktar-TB2 against Russian forces.</p>
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The Gray Eagle represents a quantum leap in technology because it can carry a heavier payload of 8 Hellfire missiles that have the capacity to destroy tanks on the ground as well as helicopters and slow moving fixed-wing aircraft in the air. The drone also has the capacity to fly over 30 hours which gives it a longer range.</p>
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However, the Reuters report also states that the sale of the Gray Eagle drones could still be blocked by Congress in a last-minute reversal of policy.</p>
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US&nbsp;President Joe Biden has agreed to provide Ukraine with advanced rocket systems that can strike with precision at long-range Russian targets as part of a $700 million weapons package.</p>
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In a New York Times op-ed published Tuesday, President Biden said Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine will end through diplomacy but the United States must provide significant weapons and ammunition to give Ukraine the highest leverage at the negotiating table.</p>
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&quot;That&#39;s why I&#39;ve decided that we will provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will enable them to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine,&quot; Biden wrote.</p>
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Biden told journalists&nbsp;that the US would not give Ukraine rocket systems that can strike targets in Russia.</p>
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Ukraine has been asking allies for longer-range missile systems that can fire a barrage of rockets to hit back at the advancing Russian troops.</p>
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However, Russia has accused the USA of &ldquo;adding fuel to the fire&rdquo; by supplying more arms and ammunition to Ukraine.</p>
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As a sequel to the US decision, Russia&#39;s nuclear forces are holding drills in the Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Wednesday.</p>
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Some 1,000 servicemen are exercising in intense manoeuvres using over 100 vehicles including Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, according to the report.</p>
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