Pentagon announces $ 1 billion in new U.S. military aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday that it would send $1 billion in new military aid toUkrainemore than five months ago. Since the Russian invasion.

Weapons and equipment shipments included additional ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), 1,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, anti-armor systems, mortar systems, and tens of thousands of artillery shells. It is included. As 50 armored medical vehicles and medical supplies, the Pentagon has. Security aid totaled $9.8 billion, including more than $9 billion since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. 

"All these things helped the Ukrainians to repel Russian offensives in the East, and evolved in the South and elsewhere. It is an important capability that will help address the development that is growing rapidly,” said Colin Carle, Undersecretary for Policy at the Department of Defense, during a press conference at the Pentagon.

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Secretary of State Anthony Brinken said in a statement that the United States was "in solidarity with Ukraine" and praised the efforts of the Ukrainian military to continue to fight back against Russian aggression.

"As this war drags on, the courage and strength of the Ukrainian army and its people will become more evident and extraordinary," he said. "Together, we will continue to consult closely with Ukraine and proliferate additional available systems and capabilities carefully coordinated to make a difference on the battlefield and strengthen Ukraine's final position at the negotiating table.

Ukrainian military and local officials said on Saturday that Russian forces would attack two major cities in the country's eastern Donetsk region. Attacks on other cities it said it had started and continued with rockets and artillery fire.

According to the United Nations Office for Human Rights, more than 5,400 of her civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and he has injured a further 7,400.