The White House today published President Biden's executive order allocating $400 million to Ukraine "for defense articles and services of the Department of Defense and for military education and training," the government website said.
As Politico wrote earlier, the new military aid package will include new Patriot missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Bradley fighting vehicles, mine-resistant vehicles, Javelin anti-tank systems and other munitions.
The White House also added that part of the allocated funds will go to military education and training of Ukrainian army fighters.
The next arms package also includes:
- Bradley infantry fighting vehicles;
- Missiles for surface-to-air missile systems
Patriot;
- Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems;
- 155mm and 105mm artillery shells;
- HMMWV and MRAP military vehicles;
- Javelin and AT4 anti-tank missile systems;
- Logistics vehicles;
- Tactical vehicles for towing and transporting equipment.
On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law a bill providing $61 billion in military aid to Ukraine. On the same day, the Pentagon announced that it had sent Kiev the first package of military aid worth $1 billion, which, among other things, included ammunition for HIMARS MLRS, Bradley BMPs, precision missiles for aviation and other weapons.
