U.S. announces new $250 million military assistance for Ukraine at Ramstein meeting

CNN reports.

The aid package is expected to include 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, HIMARS ammunition, anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons, and spare parts.

Lloyd Austin stated that since the UDCG meeting in June, the U.S. has committed over $4 billion in new security assistance to Ukraine.

Austin also noted that Kyiv continues to “seize the initiative on the battlefield,” referring to Ukraine’s ongoing offensive in Russia’s Kursk region.

“The Kremlin’s army of aggression is now on the defensive on its own turf. But we know that Putin’s malice runs deep. Moscow continues its offensive in the east of Ukraine, especially around Pokrovsk. And Putin is repositioning his troops in Kursk. And the Kremlin continues to bombard Ukraine’s cities and to target Ukraine’s cities and to target Ukraine civilians,” Austin said.

• Earlier, media reported that the United States is close to an agreement to provide Ukraine with longer-range missiles to strike deep into Russia.