The United States Secretary of Defense announced an additional $6 billion commitment under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin after the Ramstein meeting reported on the allocation of $6 billion for the production of new weapons by American companies for Ukraine.
“I am pleased today to announce an additional commitment of $6 billion under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) This will allow us to purchase additional aid to Ukraine from the American defense industry,” said the Pentagon chief.
The US Defense Secretary called the aid package the largest and said it would include critical interceptors for the NASAMS and Patriot systems, UAVs and other equipment, as well as significant quantities of artillery shells and surface-to- air missiles.
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We remind you that the US Congress this week passed a law in which more than $60 billion was allocated to help Ukraine. Biden immediately announced a new military aid package to Ukraine. This includes weapons worth $1 billion.
As part of the package, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in particular, will receive ATACMS long-range missiles. According to media reports, the United States has authorized Ukraine to attack targets in Crimea with ATACMS missiles.
Source: korrespondent
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