The White House announced on Friday that a new $USD 3.75 billion ($5.45 billion) military assistance package is set to help Ukraine and its neighbours on NATO's eastern flank as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on. 9News
The latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time Bradley armoured vehicles for Ukraine.
"The war is at a critical point and we must do everything we can to help the Ukrainians resist Russian aggression," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in announcing the aid.The direct assistance for Ukraine includes 50 Bradleys as well as 500 anti-tank missiles and 250,000 rounds of ammunition for the carriers.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the Bradleys will be particularly useful to Ukraine in ongoing heavy fighting in largely rural areas of eastern Ukraine. Germany announced its intention to send the Marder APCs following a phone call between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Scholz has long been wary of pressure to supply the Marder and other, heavier Western-made vehicles such as tanks, insisting that Germany wouldn't go it alone with such deliveries.But this week, France, the US and Germany all announced plans to send comparable armored vehicles that fall short of tanks.
Local residents carry their belongings as they leave their home ruined in the Saturday Russian rocket attack in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.
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