Washington on August 9 : The Biden administration of US Joe Biden, the president of the United States Joe Biden has announced that the US will provide Ukraine with $1 billion worth of additional security aid, the largest one-time package of weapons since the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. According to a statement from the Department of Defence, the package – the 18th tranche of the presidential drawdown that began in August 2021 also included additional ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) 75,000 rounds of artillery ammunition 155 mm 20 120-millimeter mortar systems, and 20000 rounds of 120 millimeter mortar ammunition and ammunition for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), Xinhua news agency reported.
Washington will also provide the city of Kiev 1,000 Javelins and hundreds of AT4 anti-armor systems 50 medical treatment vehicles that are armoured anti-personnel weapons explosives, demolition munitions as well as demolition equipment according to the statement.
The recently announced aid increases the all US commitment of security assistance to Ukraine to close to $9.8 billion in the time since Biden became president according to the Pentagon.
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