The U.S. Department of Defense has announced the allocation of additional security assistance to Ukraine to address critical security and defense needs.
The Pentagon's press service reported this.
This package is the forty-fifth provided by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden from the U.S. Department of Defense inventories, starting from August 2021.
"Long-term and steady supplies are the basis of any military operation. America’s support​ for the Ukrainian army, which continues to defend its country from russian aggression in the largest war of our century, has not waned. I thank my friend Lloyd Austin for another security assistance package!" stated Oleksiy Reznikov.
The capabilities in this package, valued at up to $250 million, include:
- AIM-9M missiles for air defense;
- Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
- 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
- Mine clearing equipment;
- Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
- Javelin and other anti-armor systems and rockets;
- Hydra-70 Rockets;
- Over 3 million rounds of small arms ammunition;
- Armored medical treatment vehicles and High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) ambulances;
- Demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing; and
- Spare parts, maintenance, and other field equipment.
This security assistance package will utilize assistance previously authorized under Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) for Ukraine that remained after the PDA revaluation process concluded in June.
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.
