US announces new military aid package for Ukraine

The United States of America will provide Ukraine with new weapons as part of the next military aid package. It includes HIMARS ammunition and more.

This was stated by U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, RBC-Ukraine reports citing the State Department's website.

According to Blinken, the package is estimated at $500 million. It includes:

• Ammunition for counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (c-UAS) systems;

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

• 155-mm and 105-mm artillery ammunition;

• high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARM);

• unmanned aerial vehicles (UAS);

• Mine-resistant and ambush-protected vehicles (MRAP);

• highly mobile multi-purpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV);

• light tactical vehicles;

• means of protection against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons (CBRN);

• Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;

• tube-launched, optically guided and wire-tracked missiles (TOW);

• ammunition for small arms;

• grenades and training equipment; equipment and ammunition for demolition operations;

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

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 13/12/2024