Ukraine Recap: US Weighs Providing Long-Range Missiles, WSJ Says

The U.S. is considering providing the long-range Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to Ukraine despite concerns it could reach into Russian territory, the Wall Street Journal said, citing American and European officials it didn’t identify. Brigadier General Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters that he is “not aware of any imminent decision.”

Ukrainian officials reported advances with forces continuing to engage in intense fighting along the front line, as European Union leaders discuss giving more military support for the war-battered nation. Kyiv’s military was pressing ahead in southern Ukraine toward Melitopol and Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov, as well as in embattled Bakhmut in the east, in “a heavy duel,” Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on Telegram. Russian forces were launching counterattacks in the east, she said.