US Pledges More Military Equipment For Ukraine

Stinger missiles, artillery ammunition and radar systems are among the latest arms and equipment in a $125 million package heading to Ukraine to support the country's ongoing struggle to repel the Russian invasion.

As per a U.S. DoD press release, the Biden administration has announced its 63rd separate round of donations of equipment to its European ally since August 2021. The kit being sent includes air defense capabilities, multi-mission radars to detect and counter enemy artillery, and anti-tank weapons.

The United States has committed more than $56.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, more than $55 billion of which has been gifted since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.

Included in the latest tranche of equipment are Javelin anti-tank weapons, Stinger missiles, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 55mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missiles and small arms ammunition.

In addition a variety of ambulances, demolition kit, and spares will be heading to the European nation.

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