LONDON, November 8. /TASS/. The US administration has decided to lift the ban on sending US specialists to Ukraine to maintain and repair US-supplied weapons, Reuters said, citing sources.

According to the sources, a small number of US defense contractors will be located far from combat operations areas and will not engage in fighting.

According to the unnamed source, this decision will help to ensure that US-supplied weaponry "can be rapidly repaired when damaged and be provided maintenance as needed."

CNN reported on June 25, citing US officials, that the US administration was working on lifting the ban on US defense contractors working in Ukraine. Back then, the Pentagon refuted those reports, saying that no such decision had been made.