Pentagon miscalculation in sending military aid to Ukraine 

The Pentagon has made a mistake in its calculations about the cost of military aid to Ukraine by two billion dollars. This is stated in the report of the US Accounting Chamber.

According to this document, the US Department of Defense faced difficulties in accurately estimating the cost of defense goods sent to Ukraine due to unclear accounting definitions.

In 2023, the Pentagon said it had used “replacement cost” instead of “depreciated cost” to count the billions of items it sent to Ukraine, causing a $6.2 billion miscalculation that it later used for sending aid. Newly used.

According to these mistakes, Kiev will be allowed to send additional weapons to cover the amount of aid approved by the administration of US President Joe Biden.

Earlier, Zalmi Khalilzad, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, said that Donald Trump, the US presidential candidate, may help Ukraine if the country’s authorities do not agree to the peace plan after winning. reduce.

Translator: Azam Purkand