US $300 million military aid to Ukraine.
According to CNN, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of another $300 million in military aid to Ukraine.
This news was announced by the US Ministry of Defense through a press release.
The new US military aid package is said to have been allocated from Pentagon warehouses with presidential authorization and includes additional ammunition for Himeras missile systems, additional howitzers, artillery and mortar shells, as well as anti-tank weapons. Ukraine had previously received these weapons from America.
In addition, military assistance includes TOW anti-tank guided missiles, AT-4 and Carl Gustaf anti-armor missile systems and, for the first time, Hydra-70 unguided anti-aircraft missiles, as well as small arms and ammunition, trucks and trailers to transport heavy equipment. Is.
“The United States continues to work with allies and partners to provide Ukraine with capabilities to meet its immediate battlefield and long-term security needs,” the statement said.
This is the 37th Pentagon aid package to Ukraine since the start of the war in February 2022, bringing total US military aid to around $36 billion.
U.S. officials have previously said that the weapons and equipment provided will help Ukraine break a long-term stalemate over the fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine, particularly around the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast.
The authorities of the Russian government have warned many times about the flood of western weapons destined for Ukraine and have called these weapons the cause of the escalation and prolongation of the war. Among other things, last month, “Maria Zakharova”, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, warned against the continuation of the flow of arming Ukraine by the Western countries and announced that the Western countries will continue to send weapons to Ukraine so that the conflicts in this country become bloody and long-term.
