New US aid to Ukraine, including long-range rockets

US President Joe Biden, in the circular issued on his authorization to the Foreign Ministry, stated that he approved the delivery of 425 million dollars worth of equipment, weapons and ammunition to Ukraine in the inventory of the US military.

The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that in addition to the aforementioned assistance from the army inventory, 1.75 billion dollars will be provided to this country within the scope of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative fund ( USAI), which is provided as required by law.

The Pentagon shared the statement, which includes details of two separate aid packages totaling $2.175 million, with the press.

In the release, the weapons, ammunition, and equipment to be delivered from the US inventory are listed below:

“Additional ammunition for High Performance Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); 155mm artillery shells; 120mm mortars; 190 heavy machine gun with a thermographic sight to counter UAVs; 181 Mine Protected Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP); 250 armor-piercing Javelin missiles, 2,000 armor-piercing rockets; Claymore mine, demolition ammunition; cold clothes, helmets and other field equipment”.

LONG RANGE MISSILES ALSO IN THE PACKAGE

On the other hand, in the list published by the Pentagon, it was also seen that within the range of USAI, long-range, precision-guided, rocket-propelled munition with a range of 150 kilometers, also known as Small Diameter Bomb. (GLSDB) Launched from Earth, it will be delivered to Ukraine.

The longest-range rockets currently in the hands of Ukraine have a range of 75 kilometers.

Other weapons and ammunition that the Pentagon will deliver to Ukraine within the scope of USAI are listed below:

“2 HAWK air defense firing units, anti-aircraft guns and ammunition; equipment to integrate Western air defense launchers, missiles and radars with Ukrainian air defense systems; equipment to maintain Ukraine’s existing air defense capabilities; air defense system generators; drone countermeasure systems; 4 air surveillance radars; 20 mortar tracking radars; spare parts for radars used to counter artillery fire; Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems; secure communication equipment; medical supplies; financing for education, care and maintenance”.

With this aid package, the United States has provided $32 billion in military aid to Ukraine since 2014.

$30 billion has been made since President Biden took office on January 20, 2021. (AA)