U.S. announces $225 million military aid package for Ukraine
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new security assistance package valued at approximately $225 million to support Ukraine. This is the Biden Administration’s fifty-ninth tranche of equipment provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
The new aid package comes as U.S. President Joe Biden used his speech Thursday at the American cemetery in Normandy on the 80th anniversary of D-Day to vow that the U.S., “will not walk away from the defense of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more of Europe,” he said.
Details of the military aid package
- Missiles for HAWK air defense systems
- Stinger anti-aircraft missiles
- Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)
- 155mm Howitzers
- 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds
- 81mm mortar systems
- M113 Armored Personnel Carriers
- Trailers for transporting heavy equipment
- Coastal and riverine patrol boats
- Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles
- Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems
- Small arms ammunition and grenades
- Demolition munitions
- Night vision devices
- Spare parts, maintenance, and other ancillary equipment
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