Ukraine: Russia accuses US of 'pouring fuel on the fire' with missile shipment

An elderly woman walks past a building damaged by an overnight missile strike in Sloviansk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. - Copyright AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko

By Euronews with AP, AFP, Reuters

Published on 01/06/2022 - 07:06•Updated 23:33

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A Kremlin spokesman said the Biden Administration is “deliberately and diligently pouring fuel into the fire," by sending new missile systems to Kyiv.

The Biden administration is getting ready to send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been pleading for as they struggle to stall Russian progress. The rocket systems are part of a new $700 million tranche of security assistance for Ukraine from the US that will include helicopters, Javelin anti-tank weapon systems and tactical vehicles.

Meanwhile, Russian forces have now seized half of Sievierodonetsk, a key city in eastern Ukraine, as heavy fighting between Russians and Ukrainians continues.