USA announces new USD 375 million aid package to Ukraine

The US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth USD 375 million.

This is stated in the message of the Pentagon.

This package is allocated based on the exercise of the President's authority to remove weapons from the Pentagon's stockpile. As reported, the White House is currently working to ensure that the nearly USD 6 billion earmarked for the use of this authority does not "burn up" at the end of the fiscal year on September 30.

The new package is valued at USD 375 million "to provide Ukraine with additional capabilities to meet its most pressing needs, including: air-to-ground weapons; ammunition for missile systems and artillery; armored vehicles; and anti-tank assets."

In particular, the package includes:

• Air-to-ground ammunition;
• Ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS);
• 155-mm and 105-mm artillery ammunition;
• Tube-launched missiles with optical tracking and wire guidance (TOW);
• Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;
• M1117 armored guard vehicles;
• Anti-mines vehicles with anti-ambush protection (MRAP);
• Light tactical vehicles;
• Armored bridge systems;
• Small arms;
• Patrol boats;
• Minesweeper equipment and ammunition;
• Spare parts, support equipment, services, training and transportation.

This is already the sixty-sixth tranche of equipment that the Biden administration will provide to Ukraine from the warehouses of the US Department of Defense, starting in August 2021.

"The United States will continue to work with about 50 Alliance members and partners through the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and related coalition forces and assets to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to win the war," the Pentagon said in a statement.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the USA handed over medieval sabers to Ukraine, which the russians tried to smuggle through the USA and sell on the black market. Previously, the russians stole these artifacts from the occupied territory.

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