The US is sending Ukraine an additional $125 million in weapons to support military operations against Russia, including much-needed air defense capabilities, radars to detect and counter enemy artillery and anti-tank weapons.
WASHINGTON — US sends Ukraine another $125 million in weapons assist in its military operations against Russia, including much-needed air defense capabilities, radars to detect and counter enemy artillery and anti-tank weapons, the White House announced Friday.
The latest package comes as Ukraine is largest ground offensive on Russian soil since the war began in February 2022. The offensive in the Kursk region has prompted Moscow to declare a state of emergency and send reinforcements there.
National security spokesman John Kirby said Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied weapons in the offensive was consistent with administration policy. The Biden administration has approved their use in cross-border counterstrikes against Russia, but not against targets deeper inside Russia, though the specific distances are not clear.
The weapons in this latest aid package are drawn from existing U.S. stockpiles and include Stinger missiles, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) ammunition, and vehicles. It brings the total amount of U.S. aid to Ukraine since 2022 to $55.6 billion.
July saw the highest number of civilian casualties in Ukraine since October 2022, the UN human rights mission in Ukraine said on Friday. Conflict-related violence killed at least 219 civilians and injured 1,018 in July, the mission said.
On Friday, a Russian missile attack was carried out on a shopping mall in Kostiantynivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, killing at least 14 people and wounding 44 others.