Pentagon announces additional security assistance for Ukraine

The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a new security assistance package for Ukraine, totaling $325 million, with more ammunition for HIMARS, artillery rounds, and anti-armor capabilities.

The relevant statement was made by the U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

The new package includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance with more ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, and anti-armor capabilities “essential to strengthening Ukraine’s defenders on the battlefield”.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the capabilities in this package are as follows: additional ammunition for HIMARS; 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds; Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles; AT-4 anti-armor weapon systems; anti-tank mines; demolition munitions for obstacle clearing; over 9 million rounds of small arms ammunition; four logistics support vehicles; precision aerial munitions; testing and diagnostic equipment to support vehicle maintenance and repair; port and harbor security equipment; spare parts and other field equipment.

“The United States will continue to work with its Allies and partners to provide Ukraine with capabilities to meet its immediate battlefield needs and longer-term security assistance requirements,” the U.S. Department of Defense stressed.

A reminder that the 11th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format will take place on April 21, 2023.