US$2.6 billion new military aid to Ukraine

The US Department of State and Defense announced that new military aid will be provided to Ukraine.

In the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was indicated that 2.1 billion dollars of military aid will be allocated under the USAI and 500 million dollars of military aid under the authority of the president to remove weapons and equipment from the inventory of the US military. provided to Ukraine.

The United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) shared the details of the aid with the press.

Consequently, “additional ammunition for Patriot air defense systems from the US inventory. , TOW missiles, about 400 grenade launchers and 200,000 grenades, 11 tactical rescue vehicles, 61 heavy fuel tankers, 10 trucks and 10 trailers for transporting heavy equipment, test and diagnostic equipment for vehicle maintenance and repair, spare parts and other field equipment”.

In the release, the following information was provided regarding the weapons, ammunition, and equipment to be provided under USAI:

“Additional ammunition for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), 9 anti-UAVs, 30mm gunships, 10 anti-UAV laser-guided mobile rocket systems, three air surveillance radars, 30mm and 23mm anti-aircraft ammunition, 130mm and 122mm artillery shells, 122mm GRAD rockets, rocket and ammunition launch systems, 120mm and 81mm mortar systems, 120mm, 81mm and mortar shells 60mm, 120mm tank ammunition, Javelin armor-piercing missile systems, armor-piercing rockets, and precision aerial munitions, approximately 3,600 small arms and over 23 million small arms rounds, 7 tactical rescue vehicles, 8 tankers heavy fuel tanks and 105 fuel trailers, armored bridge systems, 4 logistics support vehicles, 6 heavy equipment transport trucks and ten trailers, secure communications equipment, SATCOM terminals and services, financing for training, maintenance, and upkeep.”

With this aid package, the US will have provided $35.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the start of the Ukraine-Russia war. (AA)