US is providing Ukraine with 2.6 billion USD in military aid

(VOVWORLD) - The US will send Ukraine about 500 million USD in ammunition and equipment and spend more than 2 billion USD to buy an array of munitions, radar and new weapons to help Kyiv counter drones in the coming months, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as Ukrainian troops gear up for a spring offensive against Russian forces.
US is providing Ukraine with 2.6 billion USD in military aid - ảnh 1HIMARS rocket launchers (Source: EPA-EFE)

The aid to be taken from military stockpiles so it can be in the war zone quickly includes “ammunition for US-provided HIMARS, air defense interceptors, and artillery rounds that Ukraine is using to defend itself,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. HIMARS are multiple rocket launchers.

The package includes at least two new weapons systems that are designed to counter drones — specifically the Iranian-made Shahed, which Tehran has provided to Russia and has been heavily used in attacks on Ukrainian cities.

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