The US will continue to provide Ukraine with military assistance that country needs to defend itself, including HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, the White House said, writes aa.com.tr.

The comments came from National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby, at a virtual news conference.

He said the US has “no information to confirm” Russia’s claims that it destroyed two US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

“And I would remind that we"ve seen similar reports from the Russians before”, - he said.

Stressing that Russia is “the one” who started the war, Kirby said: “We are and will continue to provide them (Ukrainians) the kinds of systems and assistance that they need to defend themselves”.

“That has included HIMARS in the past, and it could very well include more HIMARS going forward. The High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) have proven very effective for Ukraine. We’re going to continue to support Ukraine with weapon systems”, - said Kirby.

The US will continue to provide security assistance to Ukraine “in coming days and weeks as well”, said Kirby.