The large package includes air-to-ground weapons, ammunition for missile systems and artillery, armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons.
The United States of America has announced a new military aid package to Ukraine totaling $375 million. This was stated in a message on the Pentagon website.
The aid package, nearly double the size of recent deliveries, includes artillery ammunition, air defense equipment, anti-tank missiles and other critical weapons and equipment that the United States has already provided to Ukraine .
Today, the United States Department of Defense announced additional security assistance to give Ukraine the tools it needs to overcome Russian aggression. United States, to provide Ukraine with additional capabilities to meet its immediate needs, including air-to-ground weapons, ammunition for missile systems and artillery, armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons,” said of the statement.
The new package includes, in particular:
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Air-to-ground munitions;
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Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
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155 mm and 105 mm artillery shells;
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TOW missiles (American heavy anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) – ed.);
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Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;
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Armored security vehicles M1117;
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Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles;
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Light tactical vehicles;
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Armored bridge system;
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Small arms;
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Patrol boats; Patrol boats;
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Sapper equipment and ammunition;
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Parts, accessories, service, training and transportation.
The Pentagon also noted that this is the sixty-sixth tranche of equipment that the Biden administration will provide to Ukraine from US Department of Defense warehouses, beginning in August 2021.
The US defense department added that the United States will continue to work with approximately 50 member countries and partners of the Alliance to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to win the war.
We remind you that, according to media reports, in addition to this aid package, a package worth 2.4 billion will be announced as part of Ukraine’s security assistance program. The program allows the administration to buy weapons for Ukraine from companies instead of removing them from the US stockpile.
Biden announced new aid to Ukraine
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