Biden administration commits one other $400 million to Ukraine

The Biden administration has introduced one other $400 million in navy help to Ukraine, a senior protection official informed reporters on Friday.

This help, which is the fifteenth presidential drawdown since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, contains 4 extra Lockheed Martin-created Excessive Mobility Artillery Rocket Programs, generally known as HIMARS, ammunition for them, three tactical autos, a thousand rounds of 155 mm artillery ammunition, demolition munitions, a counter-battery system, and spare components.

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Previous to the most recent announcement, america had offered Ukraine with eight HIMARS, all of that are at present there and nonetheless operational regardless of claims from the Russian navy that it had hit such targets. The brand new weapons will convey the entire to 12, although Ukrainian officers have requested for a lot of extra.

Russian forces seem to have taken a relaxation over the previous couple of days, in response to the Institute for the Research of Conflict. They have not stopped all of their exercise however will probably "confine themselves to small-scale offensive actions as they rebuild pressure," although it is unclear how lengthy this operational pause will final.

"The Russians are making very, very incremental, restricted, hard-fought, extremely pricey progress in sure choose small areas within the Donbas," the official defined, offering some perception into what the Division of Protection is seeing within the Donbas area. "Progress is there. Their timelines are, they're manner behind on their timelines. They're far behind on their aims."

The administration had most just lately introduced navy help final Friday. After that, the DOD launched a truth sheet that detailed the $6.9 billion of help it has offered since Russia invaded. That whole has now topped $7 billion with this Friday's announcement.