US announces $3 billion military aid package for Ukraine

USA announced this Friday a new package of military aid to Ukrainethe largest it has granted to that country to date, of more than 3,000 million dollars, which includes American-made armored cars.

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White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierreannounced this assistance at a press conference in which he confirmed that the package will contain armored cars, specifically Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

Likewise, the US will send to the European country anti-vehicle land mines, ammunition, surface-to-air missiles and Howitzer cannons, among others.

Within this package is $225 million to help Ukraine “build long-term capability and modernize its armed forces,” Jean-Pierre said.

The aid announced Friday also includes $682 million for regional partners and NATO eastern flank allies to encourage and replace donations of military equipment to Ukraine.

“The war is at a crucial point, we must do everything possible to help Ukrainians resist Russian aggression,” Jean-Pierre stated.

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In a statement, the Pentagon specified that the exact amount of the package is 3,075 million dollars.

According to Defense Department figures, the US will allocate 50 Bradley infantry cars with 500 anti-tank missiles and 250,000 pieces of 25-mm ammunition to Ukraine, 18 Howitzers cannons and 1,200 155-mm ammunition for anti-armor mines.

It will also provide Ukraine with 10,000 mortar shells, 4,000 Zuni anti-aircraft defense rockets and some 2,000 anti-tank shells, among others.

In a press conference at the Pentagon, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, Laura Cooper, stressed that the Bradleys “will further enhance the ability” of Ukraine to carry out complex maneuvers under any circumstances. terrain and weather conditions.

He explained that the Bradleys are “agile” vehicles that allow shooting and at the same time provide a “significant” anti-armor projection.

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The head of Defense indicated that these new capabilities will be complemented by the expansion of the training that the US forces provide to the Ukrainian forces outside of Ukraine.

That expanded training will begin this month and will aim to train Ukraine’s soldiers in “joint maneuvers and combined operations.”

On Thursday, the United States anticipated sending Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine for the first time.

The White House announced this in a statement in which it reported a telephone conversation between US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to “share views on Russia’s continuing war of aggression against Ukraine.”

On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, that his country will send light battle tanks to Ukraine, the first Western-designed tanks sent to that nation, Elysee sources confirmed.

The shipment of armored cars by the Western allies to Ukraine opens a new stage in the supply of military equipment to that country and comes weeks after the US government announced that it will send Patriot anti-aircraft batteries to the European nation , its most sophisticated air defense system.

Source: Elcomercio

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