The United States will send munitions and military vehicles to Ukraine as part of a new $725 million security assistance package aimed at bolstering the country's defense against the Russian invasion, the Defense Department said on Friday.
Local residents check their car, destroyed by the previous day's Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine October 11, 2022. The US said it will send munitions and military vehicles to Ukraine as part of a new security assistance package. REUTERS/ Gleb Garanich
The package is the first since Russia's barrage of missiles fired on civilian population centers in Ukraine this week. It will bring the total of US security assistance since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 to more than $17.5 billion. President Joe Biden issued a statement delegating the secretary of state "to direct the drawdown of up to $725 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training" to aid Ukraine.A US official told Reuters the aid package was designed to bolster Ukraine's ability to beat back Russia in the counter offensive that has yielded large territorial gains in recent weeks.
Presidential Drawdown Authority allows them to be shipped to Ukraine in the coming days. It allows the United States to transfer defense articles and services from stocks quickly without congressional approval in response to an emergency.
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