Pentagon Lists Priorities to Arm Ukraine, Replenish Stockpile
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Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners monitor the sky in the Donetsk region, Ukraine.
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The Biden administration has underscored to lawmakers its $6.5 billion in priorities to replenish US arms stockpiles, replacing weapons already sent to Ukraine and allowing for more to be provided, according to a Defense Department document sent to Capitol Hill.
The replenishment, which involves everything from 155mm artillery shells and air-launched anti-radar missiles to night-vision headgear, has become stymied as legislation that would provide assistance to Ukraine in its struggle against Russia’s invasion remains entangled in Congress.