Biden announces new military aid package for Ukraine: what it includes

Today, on October 16, US President Joe Biden announced another package of military aid to Ukraine. It includes weapons worth a total of $425 million.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the press service of the White House, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Telegram account, and the Pentagon press service.

According to the White House, the American leader announced a new package for the Armed Forces following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The package includes air defense systems, air-to-ground munitions, armored vehicles, and “critical ammunition.”

The White House also assured that in the coming months, Ukraine would receive additional weapons from the United States, including hundreds of air defense interceptors, dozens of tactical air defense systems, additional artillery systems, a significant amount of ammunition, hundreds of armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as thousands of armored vehicles.

In turn, Zelenskyy informed Biden of his plan for victory. And the leaders instructed their teams to consult on further steps.

Following the talks with Biden, the Ukrainian president wrote that he was grateful to him, both parties of Congress, and the American people for the new package, which “included new air defense systems and long-range weapons.”

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 17/10/2024