Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the US, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said.
“The coastal defence of our country will not only be strengthened by Harpoon missiles – they will be used by trained Ukrainian teams,” Reznikov wrote on his Facebook page.
Reznikov said the supplies of Harpoon missiles were the result of cooperation between several countries.
Ukraine has been requesting more sophisticated weapons but so far most aid has been in short-range systems such as anti-tank weapons.
The US is considering a request from Ukraine to supply Kyiv with heavier longer-range weapons but hasn’t come to a final decision yet.
