![]() “And we’re committed to do even more,” Austin said. US forces are also training Ukrainian forces on new capabilities. The defense secretary pointed out that the US has already provided Ukraine with howitzers, Javelins, ammunition, unmanned aerial systems, Mi-17 helicopters, counter-artillery radars, tactical vehicles and electronic jamming equipment. This calls for different systems, different training and different logistics for Ukraine to succeed. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Ukraine would receive its first HIMARS systems to employ against Russia “in a few weeks.”Īustin added that Russia has also changed tactics using long-range fires to try to overwhelm Ukrainian positions in the region. Speaking at the same meeting, US Army Gen. “We’re seeing what President Zelenskyy warned us about: after failing to take Kyiv and after reassessing its combat aims, Russia has shifted its focus to the Donbas.” Austin III told the attendees on Wednesday. ![]() “Ukraine is facing a pivotal moment on the battlefield,” US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. The White House announcement follows the third meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Belgium, in which ministers and chiefs of defense from more than 45 countries coordinate efforts to aid Ukraine’s defense. Today, I am also announcing an additional $225 million in humanitarian assistance to help people inside Ukraine, including by supplying safe drinking water, critical medical supplies and health care, food, shelter, and cash for families to purchase essential items,” Biden added. ![]() “We also remain committed to supporting the Ukrainian people whose lives have been ripped apart by this war. To remind, Denmark has also pledged to supply Ukraine with a Harpoon launcher and anti-ship missiles. More specifically, the new aid package includes two truck-mounted launchers for Harpoon coastal-defense missiles, over 30 thousand artillery rounds, as well as optics systems. “We also discussed Secretary Austin’s efforts in Brussels today to coordinate additional international support for the Ukrainian armed forces.” ![]() ![]() Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands (U.S.“I informed president Zelenskyy that the United States is providing another $1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, including additional artillery and coastal defense weapons, as well as ammunition for the artillery and advanced rocket systems that the Ukrainians need to support their defensive operations in the Donbas.” ![]()
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