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- The US' latest $2.2 billion aid package to Ukraine includes a new long-range weapon system.
- The Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) has a 94-mile range that'll prove crucial for Ukraine's efforts in Crimea.
- The US again refused to send its longer-range ATACMS weapons, which have a 190-mile range.
The Biden administration announced Friday that a $2.2 billion aid package for Ukraine will include a new longer-range weapon system that can strike Russian locations nearly 100 miles away.
The proposed weapon — called the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) from Boeing — has a 94-mile range and may prove crucial in Ukraine's efforts to retake Crimea.