Biden administration announces new $125 million security aid package for Ukraine

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Biden administration announces new $125 million security aid package for Ukraine

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Ahead of Ukrainian Independence Day, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to address Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This marks the Biden Administration's sixty-fourth tranche of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. The Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, valued at approximately $125 million, aims to provide Ukraine with essential capabilities including air defense systems, munitions for rocket systems and artillery, and anti-tank weapons.

The capabilities in this announcement include:

- Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) equipment and munitions;

- Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);

- 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition;

- Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missiles;

- Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;

- High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) ambulances;

- Small arms ammunition;

- Medical equipment;

- Demolitions equipment and munitions;

- Spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training, and transportation.

As Ukraine prepares to celebrate its Independence Day on August 24 – more than two and a half years since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion – the United States and an international coalition of around 50 Allies and partners remain committed to supporting Ukraine's defenders in their fight against Russian aggression.

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