Ukrainian military equipment. File photoWASHINGTON, Apr 13 The US expects new military aid to Ukraine to begin immediately, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. In addition, the representative of the US defense department said that soon a number of other NATO countries intend to announce the shipment of tanks to Ukraine. Kirby declined to specify which countries he was talking about. On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden, following a telephone conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky, said his country is providing Ukraine with a new $800 million military aid package that will include, among other things, artillery, armored personnel carriers and helicopters. .
France to provide additional military assistance to UkraineRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
