UKRAINE WILL RECEIVE ROUGHLY $270 MILLION IN DEFENSE AID FROM THE US

Sat 23 July 2022:

The White House announced on Friday as fighting continued in eastern Ukraine that the United States would give Ukraine an additional $270 million to help with its defense against Russian aggression, including $100 million for drones.

According to White House spokesman John Kirby, the package, approved by US President Joe Biden, will allow Kiev to purchase 580 of the privately owned Phoenix Ghost unmanned aerial vehicles from AEVEX Aerospace LLC.

The package includes another tranche of up to around $175 million for other defense aid, a separate White House memo said.

The additional U.S. funding comes as Ukraine seeks to fend off Moscow as the worst conflict in Europe since World War Two continued into its fifth month.

This week, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that his forces could significantly harm Russia as Kiev relies on Western weapons in preparations for a counterattack and the retaking of lost ground.

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