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Zero Hedge
ZeroHedge
5 Apr 2023


NextImg:Another $2.6 Billion In Defense Aid To Ukraine

The Biden administration announced the next tranche of aid military aid for Ukraine on Tuesday, this time totaling $2.6 billion.

An official White House press release stipulated that $2 billion of this would be for various types of munitions, radar and weapons to defend the country in the future, and just ahead of an expected spring offensive against Russian forces. 

According to a statement by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, this will include "U.S.-provided HIMARS, air defense interceptors, and artillery rounds that Ukraine is using to defend itself."

For the sake of speed of getting these weapons and ammo to the warzone, the US said it will pull from existent military stockpiles.

"In addition, we are announcing a significant package of air defense capabilities, as well as artillery and tank ammunition, mortar systems, rockets, and anti-armor systems using $2.1 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds," the statement said.

"The Presidential Drawdown is the thirty-fifth such drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine that the Biden Administration has authorized since August 2021."

The announcement comes just on the heels of Russia's Wager Group claiming victory over Bakhmut's city center, raising the Russian flag over utterly demolished central administrative buildings.

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Below is the full list of what this latest defense package includes, according to the US Dept. of Defense:

The capabilities in this package include:

Under USAI, the DoD will provide Ukraine with: