US Bolsters Ukraine With Additional $450 Million in Weapons and Aid
- Total security assistance since February is about $6.1 billion
- Rockets, ammunition and patrol boats included in latest round
Ukrainian soldiers inspect a destroyed warehouse on outskirts of Lysychansk, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 17.
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The US said it will provide another $450 million in advanced weaponry and aid to Ukraine, the latest tranche in what has become a multibillion-dollar effort to help push back Russia’s invasion.
The new package includes patrol boats, cannon shells, rocket systems and additional ammunition to “help Ukraine defend its democracy in the face of unprovoked Russian aggression,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Thursday. Kirby said US security assistance since the war began now totals about $6.1 billion.