The United States has agreed to provide an additional $1 billion (1.3 trillion won) of military aid to Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia on the 8th.
U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Collins Carl said at a press briefing on the same day that additional support would be provided, including long-range artillery shells, anti-tank weapons, medical vehicles, and supplies.
These include the High-Speed Mobile Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), 75,000 155mm shells, 20 120mm mortar shells, 20,000 120mm mortar shells, munitions for the Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), 1,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, etc. This is included.
Since the outbreak of the war, the U.S. has been steadily providing logistics support to Ukraine, and this support is the largest on a single scale.
The United States has provided $9 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. foreign aid agency, announced on the same day that it would provide an additional $4.5 billion to the Ukrainian government.
These funds will be used to maintain the basic functions of the Ukrainian government, such as supporting the poor, disabled and refugees in Ukraine.
A total of $8.5 billion in US aid for this purpose, including military aid, has so far been about $18 billion to Ukraine, Reuters said.