US to send Ukraine another $2.6 billion in military aid (Federal Times)

US to send Ukraine another $2.6 billion in military aid – By Lolita C. Baldor, AP and Matthew Lee (AP) / Apr 4 2023

The U.S. will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons for that country in the future, the White House announced Tuesday, as Ukrainian troops prepare for a spring offensive against Russian forces.

Much of the ammunition will be taken from military stockpiles so they can be in the war zone quickly, including “U.S.-provided HIMARS, air defense interceptors, and artillery rounds that Ukraine is using to defend itself,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. HIMARS are multiple rocket launchers.

The package, like many of the previous ones, is pushing forward more 155mm artillery rounds as Ukraine burns through that stock fighting back against Russia’s ground invasion.

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