U.S. announces another $3 billion military assistance package for Ukraine
The Hindu
The latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time 50 M2-A2 Bradley armoured vehicles for the Ukraine military.
The United States has announced another military assistance package of over $3.75 billion for Ukraine to fight the battle against Russian aggression taking the total U. S. military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented $24.9 billion.
The latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time 50 M2-A2 Bradley armoured vehicles for the Ukraine military.
These armoured vehicles — enough to outfit a mechanised infantry battalion — will come with 500 tube-launched, optically sighted, wire-guided, or TOW, anti-tank missiles and 2,50,000 rounds of 25 mm ammunition, the Pentagon said.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” aimed at the “demilitarisation and denazification” of Ukraine.
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“In this first week of 2023, the United States continues to stand strongly behind Ukraine and our European allies and partners by announcing more than $3.75 billion in new military assistance,” Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced on January 6.
This assistance includes a $2.85 billion drawdown from stocks of the Department of Defence to be provided immediately to Ukraine and $225 million in Foreign Military Financing to build the long-term capacity and support the modernisation of Ukraine’s military.
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