AP: US preparing to send Ukraine nearly $3 billion package, including Bradley vehicles

“US to send Ukraine nearly $3 billion in military aid in massive package including dozens of Bradley vehicles,” AP news agency reported Thursday with reference to officials in the U.S. administration.

An official announcement is expected on Friday.

As specified by the administration, weapons worth about $2.85 billion will be delivered to Ukraine, which will be removed from stocks at the U.S. Department of Defense. Thus, it will be the largest U.S. security assistance batch to Ukrainian forces.

The package will also include Humvees, mine resistant MRAPs, and a large number of munitions.

The new security assistance batch aims to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine with as many opportunities as possible during the winter months, before the start of the expected increase in hostilities, the administration noted.

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