ATACMS coming: US may provide missiles to Ukraine in next aid package – media

This was reported by ABC News, citing US officials.

According to one of the officials with access to the US security assistance plans, "they (ATACMS missiles) are coming."

He added that, as is usually the case in such matters, these plans are subject to change before an official announcement.

The publication also cites a statement by another US official that the issue of transferring these missiles to Ukraine is "on the table" and will likely be included in a forthcoming security assistance package.

The official also noted that no final decision has been made yet. According to the official, it could take months before Ukraine receives the missiles.

What is known about sending ATACMS to Ukraine

On April 19, the United States announced another USD 325 million military aid package to Ukraine, which included HIMARS and artillery shells.

At the end of May, representatives of the US Congress called on Biden to send the missiles to Ukraine. In a letter addressed to the US President, the leaders of the bipartisan Helsinki Commission called on the White House to authorize the delivery of the US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to Ukraine.

On June 10, members of both parties in the US House of Representatives introduced a resolution calling on Joe Biden to send ATACMS to Ukraine.

On June 21, the House Foreign Affairs Committee supported a resolution to Biden calling for the immediate delivery of ATACMS to Ukraine.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States is close to making a decision to provide Ukraine with long-range tactical missile systems ATACMS.

The WP reported that the US does not have enough ATACMS missiles to provide them to Ukraine.