The United States announced Monday it would provide Ukraine with $1 billion in ammunition and weapons systems — the largest lethal aid package provided to the country since Russia invaded in February.
Todd Breasseale, the acting Pentagon press secretary, said in a statement that the package put together by President Joe Biden under his presidential drawdown authority is needed to help Ukraine meet its “critical security and defense needs.”
“It is the largest single drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment utilizing this authority,” Breasseale said.
“This package provides a significant amount of additional ammunition, weapons, and equipment — the types of which the Ukrainian people are using so effectively to defend their country.”
Since August 2021, the U.S. government has now approved around $9.8 billion worth of military equipment and supplies for Ukraine through 18 such packages.
The latest package includes additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems.
It also includes 1,000 Javelin missiles and hundreds of AT4 anti-armor systems, 50 armored medical treatment vehicles and medical supplies, Claymore anti-personnel munitions and C-4 explosives.
Additional ammunition includes 75,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition as well as 20 120mm mortar systems and 20,000 rounds of 120mm mortar ammunition.
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hey morons in our government.
keep giving away our stuff and running our woke military into the ground id deriliction of duty.
these fools will not be happy until america is dead.
“Biden Admin Announces $1B In Ammunition, Weapons Aid To Ukraine”,,,,,on direct orders from his Chinese puppetmasters because they know the chips to the electronics on the high tech weapons cannot be replaced in time for their soon invasion of Tawiwan, who makes abot 80% of those chips. Our military weapons stockpiles, like our Strategic oil reserve is looking more and more like Old Mother Hubbards bare cupboard. Will the BIg guy get his 10% ? Probably less on such a big deal as this.
BECAUSE THE DEMON RAT Party, that is their ULTIMATE goal. Ruin this nation however they can.
While at the same time trying to restrict citizen’s right to arm themselves and but ammuntion to protect themselves from all the thugs and criminals the liberals have let out of jails and prisons!
AND this is why we must NEVER EVER let them gut the 2nd amendment.
Police departments across the land could sure use some help.
right
Senior citizens in the USA sure could have used this 10 billion!!! Oh but we forgot that the demonrats need to keep the independent military contractors flush with cash!!! The American Public can see right through this GARBAGE!!
AHH, but since most senior citizens, are republican, THE DEM DON’T care about them!
Stop sending our money to the corrupt Ukrainian Government, you Senators and Congressmen need to get your heads out of your rear ends.