The United States allocated 1.7 billion dollars in new aid to Ukraine

Stars Stripes reported that according to the Pentagon, the first arms aid package to Ukraine worth $200 million includes air defenses, ammunition for missile and artillery systems, as well as anti-tank weapons from arsenals. America will be presented. The second package worth $1.5 billion will be allocated with air defense capabilities under the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative.

John Kirby, spokesman and coordinator of strategic communications of the White House National Security Council, also announced today that the United States will allocate a new weapons package worth 200 million dollars to Ukraine.

So, according to the announcement of the Pentagon, in this new arms assistance, Ukraine will receive ammunition for advanced missile systems, short- and medium-range air defense ammunition, Rim-7 missiles for air defense, electronic warfare equipment, ammunition for Himars cannons, systems, shells It will receive 155 and 105 mm artillery, 120 mm mortar shells, precision bombs, anti-tank missiles and armored vehicles, small arms, explosives and demolition equipment, secure communication systems, commercial satellite imaging services, as well as various spare parts.

Since the beginning of US President Joe Biden’s administration, Washington has allocated more than $56.1 billion in arms to Ukraine, of which $55.4 billion was after February 2022 and the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine.

News network “N. B. Citing the Ukrainian army, the US Central Intelligence Agency reported today (Monday) that Russian forces are carrying out their most intense attacks near the eastern and strategic city of Pokrovsk, which is a threat to an important supply route for Ukrainian forces.

Also, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced yesterday (Sunday) that the forces of this country have gained control over the villages of “Prohers” and “Yohnivka” in the “Donetsk” region. These 2 villages are located in the east of Pokrovsk. However, Kiev has not commented on this statement of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

On February 21, 2022 (March 2, 1400), following his security concerns, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in the Donbas region.

Three days after that, on Thursday, March 5, 1400, Putin launched a military operation against Ukraine, which he called “special operations”, and in this way, the tense relations between Moscow and Kiev turned into a military confrontation, and this war continues. Continued.