The US announces a new aid package for Ukraine worth $725 million

The United States today announced another package of military assistance to Ukraine. It amounts to $725 million.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Pentagon.

According to the Pentagon, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov. They discussed the dynamics of the fighting and US security assistance to Ukraine.

Austin also condemned the recent rocket attacks and unmanned aerial vehicles targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

During the conversation, Austin provided Umerov with an update on the further increase in U.S. assistance to Ukraine.

The new package includes:

• ammunition for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS);

• Stinger missiles;

• ammunition to counter unmanned aerial systems (c-UAS);

• ammunition for highly mobile artillery missile systems (HIMARS);

• 155-mm and 105-mm artillery ammunition;

• unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs);

• unstable landmines;

• Optical tracking and wire guided missiles (TOW) launched from a pipe;

• Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;

• small arms and ammunition;

• equipment and ammunition for demolition operations;

• equipment for the protection of critical national infrastructure;

• spare parts, auxiliary equipment, services, training and transportation.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 04/12/2024