US to announce new USD 400 million aid package, including mostly ammunition

According to the Reuters news agency, the cost of the new US aid package will amount to USD 400 million. Preliminarily, it will include high-precision GMLRS missiles for HIMARS launchers, ammunition for Bradley fighting vehicles, other types of ammunition, tank bridges, etc.

Reuters noted that the equipment will be funded through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, or PDA, which allows President Joe Biden to authorize the transfer of equipment and provision of the US without congressional approval if it is needed in response to an emergency.

The provision of military assistance was previously announced by White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, the Washington Post reported.

Although Kirby did not go into details, he said that the package "will include mostly ammunitions… that the Ukrainians will need for the systems that they already have."

• The previous US military aid package to Ukraine was announced on February 24, the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. The USD 2 billion package includes additional unmanned aerial vehicles, anti-UAV and electronic warfare equipment, as well as critical supplies of artillery ammunition and precision-guided weapons.

• The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since February 2022 has already exceeded USD 30 billion.