FILE PHOTO: Military aid, delivered as part of the United States of America’s security assistance to Ukraine, is unloaded from a plane at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Serhiy Takhmazov
Reuters: U.S. to announce $1.3 billion in military aid for Ukraine -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will announce a new pledge to buy $1.3 billion worth of military aid for Kyiv in its conflict with Russia in the coming days, two U.S. officials said.
The previously unreported weapons package includes air defenses, counter-drone systems, exploding drones and ammunition, one of the U.S. officials said.
The United States is using funds in its Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) program, which allow President Joe Biden’s administration to buy weapons from industry rather than pull from U.S. weapons stocks.
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WNU Editor: No surprise about this impending announcement. Recent losses have been incredibly high for the Ukraine army …. Third of US Bradley vehicles sent to Ukraine already lost or destroyed (Insider).
Another note. One thing that I have learned from this war is that when they say 1/3 of these armored vehicles have been destroyed, the real number is much higher.