Also included are various artillery and mortar rounds, as well as small arms ammunition and grenades, plus other field equipment.Ī bipartisan majority of 7 in 10 voters favor the U.S. is also providing 32 Stryker vehicles, Hornet unmanned aerial systems, and night vision devices. The package includes several missile systems, including interceptors for Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) ammo, Stinger air defense missiles, TOW missiles, Javelin and other anti-armor rockets, and Hydra-70 aircraft rockets. announced a $400 million security assistance package to Ukraine on July 25.
Kyiv says it needs the ATACMS to support its ongoing offensives to breach Russian defensive positions. officials are concerned about shrinking the Army’s fixed inventory of missiles as the service awaits a follow-on capability called the Precision Strike Missile. The Pentagon maintains there are higher priorities for Ukraine right now, and U.S. lawmakers, the Biden administration has not changed its position that it won’t supply long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Kyiv. He also said that Ukraine’s offensive has been progressing slower than anticipated.ĭespite pressure from Ukraine and several U.S. Ukraine’s defense minister said that Ukraine will continue to attack Russian assets in Crimea, including the Kerch Bridge that connects the peninsula with mainland Russia. The four Leopard 2s will join six tanks already delivered to Ukraine. The equipment is expected to be delivered in early August. A ship departed Spain Monday carrying four Leopard 2 tanks, 10 M-113 armored personnel carriers, 10 Navy trucks, one multipurpose armored vehicle, three civil ambulances, and one armored ambulance. The Spanish Ministry of Defense announced a shipment of tanks, vehicles, and ammunition to Ukraine. A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
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