The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, even as Washington works to get a better understanding of Kyiv’s incursion into Russia and how it advances the broader battlefield goals more than two years into the war.
U.S. officials said the latest package of aid includes air defense missiles, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Javelins and an array of other anti-armor missiles, counter-drone and counter-electronic warfare systems and equipment, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, vehicles and other equipment.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the aid has not been publicly announced. The formal announcement could come as soon as Friday, which is the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day.
The weapons are being provided through presidential drawdown authority, which means they are taken from Pentagon stockpiles and can be delivered more quickly.
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Notably, it seems like Ukraine has been proactively using US-made Small Diameter Bombs throughout Kursk, which points to a softening of US weapons restrictions on donated weapons use within territorial Russia finally.
Those are either launched by a fixed-wing aircraft or fired by a HIMARS rocket booster; either way, they’re usage is a further sign of weakness for Russia, as they either can’t maintain air superiority over their own border or can’t neutralize Ukrainian rocket artillery at their doorstep.
And somehow, despite US-made standoff munitions raining down by the dozens on non-insignificant Russian urban centers, Putin has not, in fact, eradicated all life on Earth in a thermonuclear war 🤷♂️
I take it no chance of new funding bills before the election?