The new weapons will be transferred from US stocks.
On Wednesday, May 31, the United States announced a new military aid package worth $300 million to Ukraine. It includes air defense systems and ammunition.
about this It is said on the Pentagon website.
The Pentagon clarified that the military assistance package is the thirty-ninth decision by the Biden administration to allocate weapons to Ukraine from Defense Department warehouses beginning in August 2021.
“These include key assets to support Ukraine’s anti-aircraft forces, which bravely defend Ukrainian soldiers, civilians and critical infrastructure in the face of ongoing Russian airstrikes that are killing civilians across Ukraine. These include artillery, anti-tank weapons and ammunition. Tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition for small arms,” the message said.
List of weapons the US will transfer to Ukraine:
- additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems;
- AIM-7 missiles for air defense;
- ZRK Avenger;
- Stinger anti-aircraft complexes;
- Additional Munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
- 155-mm and 105-mm cannon shells;
- 105-mm tank ammunition;
- high-precision aviation munitions;
- Zuni anti-aircraft missiles;
- Ammunition for unmanned aerial systems;
- AT-4 anti-tank complexes;
- more than 30 million rounds of small arms ammunition;
- demining equipment and systems;
- demining in the area;
- night vision devices;
- Spare parts, generators and other field equipment.
“The United States will continue to work with its allies and partners to meet Ukraine’s immediate needs on the battlefield as well as its long-term security assistance needs,” the statement said.
It is worth recalling that on May 21, US President Joe Biden announced a $375 million military aid package to Ukraine.
On May 9, the United States announced a $1.2 billion military aid package to Ukraine. It is provided within the framework of the initiative to improve security in Ukraine, that is, weapons will not be transferred from the warehouses of the US Ministry of Defense, but will be ordered from manufacturers.
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