US allots new military aid package to Ukraine worth $1.2 billion
The United States has allocated a new package of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $1.2 billion, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday.
- Subscribe to LIGA.net in English on Twitter
"Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new security assistance package to reaffirm the steadfast U.S. support for Ukraine, including to bolster its air defenses and sustain its artillery ammunition needs," the statement reads.
The $1.2 billion military aid package includes:
- equipment to integrate Western air defense launchers, missiles, and radars with Ukraine's air defense systems;
- additional air defense systems and munitions;
- 155 mm artillery rounds;
- ammunition for counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems;
- commercial satellite imagery services;
- support for training, maintenance, and sustainment activities.
"The United States will continue to work with its Allies and partners to provide Ukraine with capabilities to meet its immediate battlefield needs and longer-term security assistance requirements," the Pentagon concluded.
On Tuesday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that the issue of supplying F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is being discussed with the United States, United Kingdom, and Denmark.