The first batches of American weapons are already in Ukraine, but most will arrive in just a few months.
The first shipments of weapons from the new US aid package arrived in Ukraine at the end of April, but it could take several months for all the equipment to be delivered. The New York Times reported this on Friday, May 3, citing unnamed officials from the United States and Europe.
It was noted that on April 28, Ukraine received a shipment of anti-tank weapons, missiles and much-needed 155-mm artillery shells.
The second shipment arrived on April 29, and the next day a new supply of missiles for the Patriot systems arrived in Poland from Spain. According to a senior Spanish official, they are close to the front in Ukraine.
However, most of the weapons from the huge aid packages announced by the US, UK and Germany will not arrive in Ukraine until months later.
Senior US and other Western officials agree that artillery, air defense and other munitions are Ukraine’s most pressing needs. They are also the weapons that can be delivered the fastest.
Meanwhile, combat vehicles, boats, sophisticated guns, missile launchers and air defense systems are more complex and take longer to move – partly because their size often requires transport by sea and underground trains. strict security.
A US official said most of the weapons funded by the new US aid, and even some ammunition, are likely to be delivered before the end of the summer or even later.
In addition, the United States must ascertain where exactly the equipment promised to Ukraine will be obtained so as not to jeopardize the combat effectiveness of NATO units using it.
We remind you that, according to Reuters, the American aid package will provide Ukraine with weapons and ammunition until the end of 2025.
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