'The artillery ammunition, precision fires, air defense missiles, and tactical vehicles that we are providing will best serve Ukraine on the battlefield,' Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
* Package includes artillery ammunition, precision fires, air defense missiles, and tactical vehicles
* It is the 26th U.S. drawdown * It comes amid constant Russian bombardment of Ukraine's infrastructure
* More munitions for HIMARS and air defenses
* Also included are heavy machine guns with thermal imagery sights to help take out Iranian-supplied drones
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday the US an additional $400million of air defense missiles and additional military aid to Ukraine, keeping up the flow of weaponry as the White House prepares for a changeover in Congress.
As with previous military aid package, the latest includes a mix of ammunition and sophisticated weaponry, which Ukraine's army has been using to beat back Russian forces after their February invasion.
Also included are heavy machine guns with thermal imagery sights to help take out Iranian-supplied armed drones that have been menacing Ukrainian cities and towns.
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WNU Editor: The flow of US weaponry to Ukraine continues.
US Authorizes $400 Million More In Military Aid To Ukraine
$400 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine -- US Department of Defense
US sending Ukraine another $400M in military aid as Russia slams energy grid -- The Hill
U.S. authorizes $400 mln in new military aid for Ukraine -- Reuters
US to send anti-drone machine guns, air defense ammunition to Ukraine -- Defense News
US To Supply More NASAMS, HIMARS To Ukraine; UK Arms With ‘Double In Range’ Brimstone Missile & Military Choppers -- EurAsian Times
Ooof, Sea Kings. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel here if the British models are anything like the North American models.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who thinks we are not in a proxy war with Russia is an insane person. It’s just too bad the Ukrainians fell victim to this decades long conflict in the making. Volodymyr Zelensky really did put the desire’s of the west before the needs of his own people. He’ll be remembered as the man who destroyed the Ukraine and started WW3
ReplyDeleteat least the former--hopefully no one takes the bait on the latter
Deleteanon--as I recall it was Russia that invaded Ukraine and not the other way around.
ReplyDeleteAnd it was NATO slowly creeping into the Ukraine in an effort to undermine Russia. Just imagine a Caribbean country letting an enemy place weapon systems on its territory in an effort to undermine the United States. Oh wait…..BTW that carribean country is still paying the price for it
DeleteWell put
DeleteI can see why the WNU Editor re-enabled his comment section; he was busy recruiting like-minded Russian simps like 8:55.
ReplyDeleteRussia had been feeding men and equipment into the Ukraine conflict long before Russia declared war on Ukraine.
Seek help before it is forced upon you
DeleteThe Russian backed Luuhansk rebels built a Buk all by their lonesomes in a garage and shot down MH17.
ReplyDeleteApartment block in Kiev hit by US-made AIM-120C for NASMAS air defense systems
ReplyDeleteThe problem with AIM-120 missiles being used for air defence is their self-destruct protocol is just about as bad as the ancient S-300's currently being used in theater; probably because of their age and modern jamming techniques. The incident comes to mind where a Spanish AIM-120 failed to self destruct properly over an Estonian city in 2018. If we really cared about Ukrainian lives we would be sending them the proper systems for each intended function, such as Patriots, instead of whatever system is politically more convenient at the current moment.