U.S. Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine worth $325M

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  • 04:50 AM, April 20, 2023
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U.S. Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine worth $325M
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The Biden administration has announced critical new security assistance for Ukraine worth $325 million.

This includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance with more ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, and anti-armor capabilities.

The Presidential Drawdown is the 36th such drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine that the Biden Administration has authorized since August 2021. The capabilities in this package include additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (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; and related equipment and support.

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