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Associated Press
Nomaan Merchant
Washington (AP) — The United States announced on Friday that it will provide Ukraine with $ 820 million in new military aid, including a new surface-to-air missile. did. Missile systems and counter-battery radar to respond to Russia's great reliance on long-range attacks in war.
The Pentagon has stated that it will provide Ukrainians with up to 150,000 155 mm shells.
This is the 14th military weapons and equipment package transferred from Pentagon stock to Ukraine since August 2021.
As part of the new package, the United States will purchase two systems called NASAMS. This is a Norwegian-developed anti-aircraft system that is also used to protect the airspace around the White House. Washington Capitol.
The Pentagon will also provide additional ammunition to the medium-range rocket system (High Mobile Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS) that it provided to Ukraine in June.
According to Western officials and analysts, the war that Russia began in February developed into a stalemate in which both sides were heavily dependent on artillery. Russia has not achieved its original goal of overthrowing the Ukrainian government, but progress is believed to be slow to strengthen control of the eastern region of Ukraine known as Donbus.
