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KyivMOSCOW, Mar 31Ukraine has asked the United States to donate, among other things, Russian-made Su-25 attack aircraft as military aid, CNN reported, citing a list of weapons handed over to Washington by Kiev. House Armed Services Committee hearing that the latest list presented to Congress this week reflects the «urgent needs» of Ukraine's military and civilian leadership… The list also includes combat aircraft, specifically the Su-25, a Russian-made attack aircraft, similar to the American A-10 Warthog,» writes CNN. According to the channel, the Ukrainian side also announced the need to transfer to Kiev reconnaissance and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, tactical radars, electronic warfare systems with unmanned aerial vehicles. Earlier, the Pentagon did not support Poland's plans to transport Ukrainian military several dozen aircraft in the MiG-29 of Soviet production. According to the plan of the Polish authorities, the fighters were to be transferred to the American air base in Germany so that the United States would then decide their fate. However, according to the Pentagon, the US intelligence community has concluded that the transfer of the MiG-29 could be interpreted as an escalation move and entail a «substantial reaction» from the Russian side, increasing NATO's involvement in the conflict.Germany has prepared a list of weapons for delivery to Ukraine. The United States also previously announced its refusal to supply combat aircraft to Ukraine, arguing that such a step could be perceived by Russia as an «escalation» and entails serious risks. Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.