The US announces a new $125 million aid package for Ukraine.
The White House announced that the U.S. will transfer a new $125 million aid package to Ukraine, including Stinger missiles and artillery shells.
According to RIA Novosti, John Kirby, the White House National Security Council's Strategic Communications Coordinator, stated at a press briefing on August 9th that the US would transfer a new $125 million military aid package to Ukraine.
"The U.S. is announcing a new aid package for Ukraine. It will include Stinger missiles, artillery shells, and armor-piercing systems," said John Kirby.
According to a Pentagon announcement, the new weapons package includes Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, ammunition for the HIMARS system and 105 mm and 155 mm cannons, Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems, ambulances, and small arms ammunition.
In addition, Ukraine will receive equipment and artillery shells to carry out the explosions.
The US Department of Defense stated that the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine during President Joe Biden's term has exceeded $56.2 billion.
Since Russia began its special military operation on February 24, 2022, Washington has allocated approximately $55.6 billion to Kyiv.
According to RIA Novosti, Ukrainian armed forces used Western weapons to attack Russian territory. On August 6, they used the US-made ATACMS long-range missile system for the first time to fire at civilian infrastructure in Lugansk.
Earlier, Vitaly Sarantsev, a representative of the "Kharkov" group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, told Spanish journalists that Washington allowed the Ukrainian army to attack Belgorod with American missiles, but "no further."
