As the war in Ukraine drags on, US security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that also will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, US officials said.
abc.net.au/news/biden-announces-nearly-us3-billion-in-new-military-aid-for-ukrai/101369658Six months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, United States President Joe Biden announced that he is sending $US2.98 billion in new military aid to Ukraine that will enable forces there to fight for years to come.The United States is sending $US2.
In a statement, President Biden said the aid would allow Ukraine to acquire air defence systems, artillery systems and munitions, drones and other equipment "to ensure it can continue to defend itself over the long term". "But six months of relentless attacks have only strengthened Ukrainians' pride in themselves, in their country, and in their 31 years of independence."US officials said it would include money for small, hand-launched Puma drones, the longer-endurance Scan Eagle surveillance drones, which are launched by catapult, and, for the first time, the British Vampire drone system, which can be launched off ships.
US Air Force Staff Sergeant Cody Brown checks pallets of 155mm shells at Dover Air Force Base ultimately bound for Ukraine. "The United States of America is committed to supporting the people of Ukraine as they continue the fight to defend their sovereignty," President Biden said.
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