New US aid of $500 million granted to kyiv
The United States announced yesterday new military aid to Ukraine estimated at $500 million, at a time when the Biden administration is increasing gestures of support for kyiv before Republican Donald Trump comes to power in January.
This new shipment of equipment is the 72nd since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, the White House said earlier, while President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on January 20, has often criticized the release. of American military aid to kyiv. Today’s announcement is the third military aid announced by Washington in December, after that of Saturday, estimated at $988 million, and that of December 2, for $725 million in equipment.
The equipment to be supplied to kyiv includes ammunition for Himars rocket launcher systems, artillery shells, drones, military vehicles, protective equipment against chemical, radiological and nuclear attacks, the department said of state.
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