The $988 million package includes HIMARS munitions, drones, various equipment and spare parts.
The US Department of Defense on Saturday, December 7, officially announced a new package of defense assistance to Ukraine worth $988 million. This is discussed on the Pentagon website.
“The United States Department of Defense today announced a significant new security package designed to give Ukraine the tools it needs to overcome Russian aggression,” the statement said.
It was noted that the defense assistance package provides for the allocation of an additional $988 million under the Ukraine Assistance Initiative (USAI), which will provide Ukraine with ammunition for missile systems and unmanned aerial vehicles.
This package also includes support for maintenance and repair programs that will help Ukraine rebuild its armed forces, build and sustain combat power.”
The package includes, in particular:
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Ammunition for Artillery Missile Systems (HIMARS);
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unmanned aircraft systems;
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equipment, parts and spare parts for maintenance, repair and overhaul of artillery systems, tanks and armored vehicles.
As the Pentagon noted, this is the twenty-second USAI package from the Biden administration.
Let’s remember that the other day the media reported that the White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan promised the head of the OP Andrei Ermak that in mid-January the United States will send a large amount of shells, missiles and armored vehicle in Ukraine – ” an avalanche of weapons.”
It was previously reported that the United States will allocate a new military aid package to Ukraine worth $725 million.
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