U.S. sending $325 million bundle of army help to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will ship a brand new bundle of army help to Ukraine that totals as much as $325 million and can embody a variety of rockets, missiles and different munitions aimed toward bolstering the counteroffensive towards Russia, the State Department mentioned Tuesday.

The help will embody missiles for what are thought-about crucial air protection techniques – the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAM) and the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), in addition to Stingers and Javelin missiles and greater than two dozen Bradley and Stryker armored combating autos.

The help comes as Ukraine has intensified assaults alongside the 600-mile entrance line, to start with phases of a counteroffensive to retake territory seized by the Russians.

Including the most recent help, the U.S. has dedicated practically $40 billion in weapons and different tools to Ukraine since Russia attacked on Feb. 24, 2022. This newest bundle might be performed underneath presidential drawdown authority, which permits the Pentagon to rapidly take weapons from its personal shares and ship them to Ukraine, officers mentioned.

Also within the new help supply might be 22 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades, and quite a lot of different rockets and munitions. It additionally consists of spare components, communications and demolition tools and funding for coaching.