The United States allocated $400 million in aid to Ukraine. This package focuses on ammunition, military gear, and weapons.
Ukrinform reported that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, during a surprise trip to Kyiv in October, announced a new $400-million military assistance package for Ukraine.
Austin said that a $400 million presidential aid package was allocated to Ukraine for ammunition, military gear, and weapons.
This latest allocation follows on from a $425-million aid package announced 16 October. It included air defense systems and air-to ground munitions. It also included armored vehicles and “critically-important ammunition.”
Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense for the United States, is making his fourth visit to Kyiv. “This visit shows that the United States and the international community continue to stand by Ukraine,” he said on X.
The visit comes at an important time, as questions loom about the future of US assistance for Ukraine in advance of the upcoming US Presidential election.
Austin met with Rustem Umerov, the Defense Minister and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Kyiv.
Zelenskyy announced on 18 October that Ukraine and the United States have agreed to stable military aid delivery, with packages announced every two or three weeks.
The report also mentions President Biden instructing the Pentagon on 26 September to expand the F-16 pilot training program for Ukrainians. Zelenskyy reported that the US announced $7,9 billion in defense assistance through various programs on the same day.
Russian forces continue to advance in the east Ukraine, capturing the villages in the Pokrovsk area, which is a focal point for intense fighting between Russians and Ukrainians in the Donetsk oblast. Since October 2023.
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