In a phone conversation yesterday with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, U.S. Defense Secretary Gen. Lloyd Austin (ret.) assured him that the United States was moving as quickly as possible to deliver equipment, including HIMARS rocket systems, to Ukraine, according to a Pentagon statement.
“Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov today to discuss the outcomes of the recent Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting and ongoing security assistance to Ukraine, to include the recent U.S. commitment of additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS),” Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Todd Breasseale said in a statement.
