Independence Day Gift: The U.S. is preparing a new $3,000,000,000 military aid for Ukraine
A week after the announcement of 105-mm howitzers, ammunition for HIMARS, Javelin missiles, TOW missile launchers, drones and MRAP vehicles - details of the $775,000,000 military aid package for Ukraine have been released, the United States is about to announce one more.
What we know
The Associated Press' White House correspondent Zeke Miller made the announcement. According to Miller, the new package will be for $3,000,000,000. It will be timed to coincide with Ukraine's Independence Day (August 24). It's not yet known exactly what kind of weaponry is being talked about.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials: US to announce $3B arms package to Ukraine to mark independence day, 6-month anniversary of Russia's invasion.
- Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 23, 2022
Recall that the latest $775,000,000 U.S. military aid package included howitzers, additional ammunition for HIMARS, mine-resistant vehicles, TOW anti-tank missiles and Javelin missiles.
Source: @ZekeJMiller
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For those who want to know more
- The Pentagon: The US will hand over Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones to Ukraine, they can fly at 185 km/h
- Replacing the Mi-24 and Mi-35: The Czech Republic will receive six Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and two multi-purpose Bell UH-1Y Venom helicopters from the US
- The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the modern Nebo-M radar, which can track up to 200 ballistic targets at a distance of 600 km
- The U.S. will give Ukraine 1,500 TOW anti-tank missiles, one of the most common anti-tank missile systems in the world
