Russian invasion of Ukraine

The US is inching closer to sending heavy weapons https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/12/pentagon-ukraine-weapons

Some extracts:

"Preliminary plans...included Mi-17 helicopters, howitzer cannons, coastal defense drones and protective suits...Some of the weapons...would probably require training... the Biden administration is open to doing so. The United States and its allies have been rushing arms to Ukraine for weeks, with the United States alone sending eight to 10 flights of military assistance into neighboring countries every day. As of Tuesday, the Pentagon was close to completing delivery of the last items in [an $800 million security assistance package approved by Biden on March 16]('https://12ft.io/proxy?ref=&q=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/16/us-weapons-ukraine/?itid=lk_inline_manual_20') and a $100 million set of shipments approved last week. The larger package included Switchblade drones that can be armed with explosives and flown into targets, Stinger antiaircraft missiles, and anti-armor weapons including Javelin missiles. The package approved last week included additional Javelins, after a request from Ukraine as it prepares for a renewed Russian offensive in the east. General Atomics, the maker of Reaper and Predator drones, "have aircraft available now for immediate transfer".