The Biden administration introduced Tuesday it can ship a further USD 250 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine as a part of its ongoing assist of Kyiv’s counteroffensive.
The weapons shall be drawn from current US stockpiles and can embrace mine-clearing tools, artillery and rocket rounds, ambulances and medical gear, amongst different gadgets and spare components, in keeping with the State Division.
The package deal will assist Ukrainian forces on the battlefield and assist its air defenses as Russia continues to launch brutal, brutal strikes towards the individuals of Ukraine, together with assaults this previous week, White Home spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned Tuesday.
The State Division mentioned the package deal contained AIM-9M missiles for air protection, Excessive Mobility Artillery Rocket System munitions, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition and greater than 3 million rounds of small arms ammunition.
The US would have already run out of funding for the 12 months to offer extra stockpile tools to Ukraine however earlier this 12 months realized the Pentagon had overvalued the tools it had already despatched, which freed up a further USD 6.2 billion in funding.
Ukraine has already acquired greater than USD 43 billion from the US since Russia invaded final 12 months. These funds have supplied weapons programs like howitzers and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition to battle again towards the a lot bigger Russian navy. As a result of intense and bloody land struggle, now in its 18th month, a lot of the ammunition and weaponry has already been used up.
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First Printed: Aug 30 2023 | 6:44 AM IST
