The secret material warned that Ukraine was running out of the weapons to keep Russian attack jets and helicopters away from ground forces. intelligence documents leaked last month.
The newest weapons tranche will focus mainly on bolstering Ukrainian air defenses, a dwindling resource for Kyiv, according to U.S. The United States will provide the assistance under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, meaning it will purchase weapons from partners or defense contractors to then be delivered to Ukraine over the coming months or years - rather than pulling weapons directly from Pentagon stocks. The package will also provide equipment that Ukraine’s Armed Forces need “to defend its territory and deter Russian aggression over the long term,” the Pentagon said in a statement. The aid will include weapons seen as Ukraine’s “most urgent requirements,” including air defense systems and munitions.
The Biden administration on Tuesday pledged a massive $1.2 billion chunk of long-term military assistance to Ukraine as the embattled country readies a counteroffensive that could alter the course of the war.
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