On November 20, the United States of America announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine. Armament will be provided in the amount of 275 million dollars.
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- The United States has announced a new military aid package of $275 million to Ukraine to boost the country's defense capabilities.
- The aid includes a variety of weapons such as ammunition for missile systems, artillery, anti-tank weapons, and more.
- This package marks the seventieth tranche of equipment provided by the United States to Ukraine from the Department of Defense stockpile since August 2021.
- The aid also includes anti-personnel mines, approved by President Biden, to help Ukraine counter Russian ground troops effectively.
- The military aid package will enable Ukraine to enhance its ability to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty against external threats.
Ukraine will receive new military aid from the USA
As noted in the Pentagon, US President Joe Biden announced a new aid package to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position.
This package is the seventieth tranche of equipment that the United States will provide to Ukraine from the Department of Defense stockpile, starting in August 2021. It will provide Ukraine with additional opportunities to meet its most urgent needs, in particular: ammunition for missile systems, artillery and anti-tank weapons.
The $275 million package included:
ammunition for HIMARS;
155-mm and 105-mm ammunition;
60 mm and 81 mm caliber mortar shells;
drones;
TOW missiles;
Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;
firearms and ammunition;
explosive equipment and ammunition;
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear protective equipment;
spare parts, auxiliary equipment, services, training, transport.
Ukraine will receive anti-personnel mines from the USA
With his statement, Austin officially confirmed media reports that US President Joe Biden authorized the supply of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine.
According to the head of the Pentagon, Russian ground troops, not armored personnel carriers, are currently in the lead on the battlefield. That is why Ukraine "needs things that can help slow down these efforts on the part of the Russians."
The landmines that we would like to give them are non-permanent mines, meaning we can control when they self-activate, self-detonate, and that makes them much safer than the ones they create themselves.
