This will bring total US military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented $21.9 billion since 2021.
“Today’s assistance for the first time includes the Patriot Air Defense System, capable of bringing down cruise missiles, short range ballistic missiles, and aircraft at a significantly higher ceiling than previously provided air defense systems,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
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The newly-announced $1.85 billion US security assistance package for Ukraine includes one Patriot air defense system, additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARMs), among other military equipment, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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The package also provides 500 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds, mortar systems and ammunition, armored vehicles, small arms, explosives, among other items, according to the press release.