The United States gives $200 million in new military aid to Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022, shows no signs of ending, with both sides intensifying their attacks to control the disputed territories.
In this regard, according to the Associated Press report, citing two American officials, the US Department of Defense, known as the Pentagon, will provide $200 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine to help continue counter-attacks in Ukraine, because Ukrainian soldiers are on the front lines with significant obstacles against They are facing a strong Russian defense.
It is said that this new aid package will include High Mobility Artillery System (HIMARS) missiles and Patriot air defense system, howitzer and tank ammunition, Javelin rockets, mine clearance equipment, 12 million rounds of small arms ammunition and demolition munitions. The aid comes at a time when the US budget for Ukraine is almost exhausted and the Biden administration is expected to ask Congress for a new package of additional aid to continue this support.
Yesterday, the United States and Canada issued new sanctions against Belarus and designated several entities and individuals for allegedly violating human rights and supporting Russia in the midst of the war in Ukraine.
Also, yesterday, the Strategic Communications Center of the Ukrainian Army (Stratcom) claimed in a statement that the country’s forces targeted a command center of the Russian army in the city of Nova Kakhovka, located in the Kherson province!
In another statement, Stratcom claimed that Ukrainian forces have recovered more than 40,000 square kilometers from Russia since the beginning of the conflict on February 24, 2020!
In the continuation of this statement, it is claimed that the freed land is wider than the territory of Moldova or about 15 cities similar to Moscow!
The Washington-based think tank for war studies claimed in a report on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces have apparently crossed the Dnipro River and moved towards Russian-controlled positions in the Kherson region. This river separates the positions of Ukraine and Russia along the southern front for hundreds of kilometers.
