Ukraine's defense forces need long-range weapons to fight Russian aggression and liberate the temporarily occupied territories from invaders.

This is stated in the appeal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.

The Commander-in-Chief addressed the countries that support Ukraine in opposing Russia's full-scale aggression.

He also thanked for the international technical assistance already provided.

The German concern Rheinmetall is making a decisive contribution to the project of light artillery guns of the United States Army.

This is stated in the message of Rheinmetall.

A subsidiary of American Rheinmetall Munition has received a $ 2.5 million contract from the US military to supply a shorter and lighter artillery system.

The light artillery gun will increase the mobility, maneuverability and lethality of army artillery systems, as well as provide the ability to fire at long range, which the army is looking for for the entire fleet of howitzers.

Colonel Lance Green, Deputy Military Command and Armament Center of the Combat Capabilities Development Center (DEVCOM AC), said: "This DEVCOM AC project, along with many other active efforts in science and technology, can give our fighters a clear advantage."

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expects a decision to transfer Ukraine to multiple rocket launchers from an online meeting of defense ministers of more than 40 countries in Rammstein.

The head of the Ukrainian state said this during a joint briefing with the Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa in Kyiv.