Reuters: US to supply Ukraine with $2.6 billion military aid package

On Monday, the US will announce a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $2.6 billion, Reuters reports, citing three US officials. 

According to initial reports, the package could include air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets, precision aerial munitions, additional rounds for NASAMS, bridging equipment, recovery vehicles, and fuel trucks.

According to the sources, a part of the package worth $2.1 billion will be allocated from Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funding “that allows President Joe Biden’s administration to buy weapons from industry rather than from U.S. weapons stocks”.

The sources clarified that the final amount and the equipment in the package could change by Monday. 

As of now, the total sum of military aid provided to Ukraine by the US amounts to $30 billion.

At the end of February, the US provided Ukraine with a $2 billion military aid package. The package included additional ammunition for HIMARS, additional 155mm artillery rounds, munitions for laser-guided rocket systems, CyberLux K8 UAS, Switchblade 600 UAS, Altius-600 UAS, Jump 20 UAS, Counter-UAS and electronic warfare detection equipment, mine clearing equipment, secure communications support equipment, and funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.