China News Agency, Washington, August 8 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) The US Department of Defense announced on the 8th that the United States will provide Ukraine with additional security assistance worth $1 billion.
This is the largest single security aid the U.S. has provided to Ukraine to date.
The Pentagon said in a statement on the same day that this round of security assistance includes ammunition adapted to the High Mobility Multiple Rocket System (HIMARS) and the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) previously provided by the U.S. side to Ukraine. , 75,000 rounds of 155mm caliber artillery shells, 20 120mm caliber mortars and 20,000 rounds of adapted shells, 1,000 "Javelin" anti-tank missile systems, hundreds of AT4 anti-tank rocket launchers, and 50 armored medical ambulances, etc. .
Regarding this round of assistance, Colin Carr, the US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Affairs, said at a press conference on the 8th that Ukraine is currently in good condition in terms of the number of weapons and equipment, and the US's current priority is to ensure that Ukraine has stable ammunition. , to continue fighting.
According to data provided by the Pentagon, this is the 18th time since last August that U.S. President Joe Biden has used presidential executive powers to directly withdraw weapons from the Defense Department's stockpiles.
U.S. pledges to Ukraine have totaled about $9.8 billion in security aid since the Biden administration took office, including $9.1 billion that came after February this year.
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