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Blinken said that the new defense aid package for Ukraine, worth 500 million dollars, contains
This is additional assistance provided as part of previous withdrawals from the Department of Defense stockpiles.
The cost of the new defense aid package for Ukraine, announced by US President Biden on Thursday, is estimated at $500 million.
The relevant information was made public by the US State Department, writes Ukrinform.
“This additional assistance, provided as part of previous withdrawals from the Department of Defense stockpiles, is estimated at $500 million,” Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement.
The package contains:
- anti-unmanned aerial systems (c-UAS) munitions;
- ammunition for HIMARS missile and artillery systems;
- 155 mm and 105 mm caliber artillery shells;
- high-speed anti-radar missiles (HARMs);
- unmanned aerial systems (UAS);
- vehicles with protection against mines and ambushes (MRAP).
In addition, as part of this…