The United States announced on Friday that it would provideUkrainewith $ 820 million in new military assistance, including a new surface-to-air missile system and counter-battery radar. Russia'sGreat reliance on long-range attacks in the war.
Recently Russia has launched dozens of missiles across Ukraine, fixing Ukrainian troops in continuous fire for several hours at a time. Ukrainian leaders are publicly calling on Western allies to swiftly send ammunition and advanced systems to help close the gap between equipment and personnel.
After all, the United States has promised Ukraine more than $ 8.8 billion in weapons and military training, and Ukrainian leaders are west to repel larger and more equipped Russian troops. We are seeking more support from our allies. Approximately $ 7 billion of that aid has been announced since Russia's February invasion.
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"We will support Ukraine as much as necessary," President Joe Biden said at a NATO summit in Madrid this week. Said at a press conference. He argued that Russia had already hit its international status and that the western sanctions imposed on the aggression had caused great damage to its economy.
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The United States gives Ukrainians "ability" to "continue to resist the invasion of Russia" Biden said he was giving. .. "So I don't know how it ends, but it doesn't end with Russia's defeat of Ukraine in Ukraine."
As part of the new package, the United States is called NASAMS 2 Buy one system. This is a Norwegian-developed anti-aircraft system used to protect the airspace around the White House and Parliament Buildings in Washington. The Pentagon will also provide Ukrainians with up to 150,000 155 mm shells.
The Pentagon is also medium-sized Provides additional ammunition-a range rocket system known as the High Mobile Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which was delivered to Ukraine in June. Ammunition comes from the Department of Defense's own inventory, known as the drawdown agency. This is the 14th military weapons and equipment package that has been transferred from Pentagon stock to Ukraine since August 2021. According to Western officials and analysts, a stalemate in which both are heavily dependent on cannons. Russia has not achieved its original goal of overthrowing the Ukrainian government, but it is believed that slow progress has been made in strengthening control of the eastern part of Ukraine known as Donbus.
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