5 months ago
22
WASHINGTON: The US announced a new $400 million package of
military aid
for
Ukraine
on Friday, as
Kyiv
struggles to hold off advances by
Russian troops
in the northeast Kharkiv region. This is the third tranche of aid for Ukraine since Congress passed supplemental funding in late April after months of gridlock.
Ukrainian Prez Zelensky
had warned Thursday that his country was facing "a really difficult situation" in the east, but said a new supply of US weapons was coming and "we will be able to stop them".
The package includes
High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
and rockets for them, as well as munitions for Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, artillery, anti-aircraft and anti-tank munitions, and an array of armoured vehicles, such as Bradley and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. It will also provide a number of coastal and riverine patrol boats, trailers, demolition munitions, high-speed anti-radiation missiles, protective gear, spare parts and other weapons and equipment.
The US has now provided about $50.6 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in Feb 2022.
