U.S. Readying New $6B Security Aid Package For Ukraine - Media
Date
4/26/2024 12:18:28 AM
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The U.S. administration intends on Friday to announce the allocation of a new large-scale package of military aid for Ukraine worth $6 billion.
That's according to a Reuters report, referring to sources in Washington, Ukrinform learned.
"The United States could announce as soon as Friday new weapons purchases for Ukraine worth $6 billion," the report reads.
It is noted that the new large-scale American package of military assistance may include counter-artillery radar, tactical vehicles, Patriot interceptors, drones, artillery, precision munitions and counter-drone systems.
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As Ukrinform reported earlier, on Wednesday, April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the bill on supplemental national security funding, which lays down, among other things, over $60 billion in aid to Ukraine. Later, the U.S. State Department said the country is allocating a $1 billion tranche of defense aid to the embattled nation.
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The defense assistance package to Ukraine, announced by the US administration on Wednesday, included RIM-7 missiles for air defense systems, Stingers, HIMARS munitions, NATO-type artillery rounds, Bradley IFVs, as well as other armaments and spare parts for the equipment already provided.
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