WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House announced Friday that the U.S. is sending an additional $270 million in security assistance to Ukraine, a package that will include additional medium range rocket systems & tactical drones.
The latest tranche brings the total U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine to $8.2 billion since the war began in late February & is being paid for through $40 billion in economic & security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress in May.
The new package includes & High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, and 580 Phoenix Ghost drones, both crucial weapon systems that have allowed the Ukrainians to stay in the fight despite Russian artillery supremacy.
Russia can fire far more ammunition but has sustained huge losses of troops & equipment as Ukrainian forces have been equipped with precision weaponry from the U.S. & other Western allies. CIA Director William Burns on Wednesday said the U.S. estimates roughly 15,000 Russian forces have been killed. That death toll would be equivalent to the Soviet Union’s military losses in its 1980s war in Afghanistan, which lasted nearly a decade.
Ukraine has long sought more HIMARS launchers, which fire medium-range rockets & also can be quickly moved before Russia can target them.
U.S. authorities also are providing Ukraine with more guided rockets known as GMLRS. The Pentagon continues to rule out sending longer-range rockets that Ukraine could potentially use to strike deep into Russian territory. That’s a nod to the U.S. trying to manage the risk of Russia instigating a broader war.
The U.S. has already sent 12 truck-mounted HIMARS to Ukraine. The U.K & also provided & launchers of a different kind with GMLRS rockets as well.
#usa #america #ukraine #russia #unitedkingdom #vladmirputin #joebiden #VolodymyrZelenskyy #russiaukrainewar #russianwarcrimes #russiainvadesukraine #americanaidtoukraine #usa8billiondollarstoukraine #financialaid #gmlrsrockers #himars #rockets #weapons #thepentagon #congress #russiansanctions #nato #40billiondollarstoukraine #8billiondollarstoukraine #war #rocketlaunches #weaponsofwar #milataryweapons #guns #ammunition
Follow Me
}
Comments