“The aid package includes a significant amount of ammunition, including for NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems and the HAWK air defense system”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the agency, the aid package includes a significant amount of ammunition, including for NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems and the HAWK air defense system. Stinger missiles and 155mm and 105mm artillery shells will also be provided, officials said.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they expected an announcement to be made on Monday.
Earlier on December 27, the coordinator of strategic communications of the US National Security Council, John Kirby, announced without details that Washington will announce a new package of military aid to Ukraine.
CNN, citing a high-ranking White House official, reported on December 13 that the administration of US President Joe Biden is working on increasing the supply of weapons to Ukraine in order to have time to hand them over during the last weeks of his term.
According to the official, starting today (December 13), the USA will deliver hundreds of thousands of artillery shells, thousands of rockets, hundreds of armored vehicles and other critical equipment to Ukraine.”
On December 12, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that the White House is allocating another $500 million package of “urgently needed weapons and equipment” to Ukraine. It included ammunition for HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems, ammunition for repelling drone attacks, and artillery shells of 105 and 155 mm caliber.
Since the beginning of December 2024, this was already the third aid package to Kyiv from the Joe Biden administration. On December 3, the United States allocated $725 million in aid to Ukraine, and on December 7, another $988 million.
Donald Trump’s inauguration will take place on January 20, 2025. Earlier, it was reported that representatives of the Biden administration fear that under the Trump administration, the supply of weapons to Ukraine will be significantly reduced or stopped, in order to push Kyiv into negotiations.