BREAKING: US announces new $400 million aid package to #Ukraine w/precision systems & ammo to help #Kyiv target, disrupt & destroy #Russia’s ability wage war in the #Donbas & beyond
New drawdown includes:
- 4 HIMARS & ammo
- 1,000 rounds of "precision capable" 155mm artillery
- tactical vehicles
- demolition munitions
- counter battery systems
- spare parts
per a sr US defense official
- 4 HIMARS & ammo
- 1,000 rounds of "precision capable" 155mm artillery
- tactical vehicles
- demolition munitions
- counter battery systems
- spare parts
per a sr US defense official
“A big element of what we are looking at now is...for the #Russia|ns to know that the Ukrainians are going to be able to continue the fight" per a sr US defense official
re new $400 million security assistance pkg
re new $400 million security assistance pkg
“These [weapons systems] are precise" per the sr US defense official "We expect them to be used by the #Ukrainians to great effect given their success so far”
#Russia's gains, successes in #Luhansk have been "highly costly" per a sr US defense official
“They're way behind on their timelines...The Ukrainians are, in localized places, launching effective counteroffensive"
“They're way behind on their timelines...The Ukrainians are, in localized places, launching effective counteroffensive"
#Russia's ongoing push in the #Donbas - “We don't see this at all as Russia winning this battle,” per the sr US defense official “But the fighting is hard.”
#Russia's claims of success also exaggerated at times - senior US defense official says claims Russian forces have destroyed any of the 8 #HIMARS already in #Ukraine are false
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