Flags of Ukraine and the USA. File photoWASHINGTON, Jul 22 U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered a new military aid package worth up to $175 million to Ukraine, the White House said. education and training» with Pentagon resources.
Europol notes cases of arms smuggling from Ukraine, the media reported, according to the coordinator for strategic communications at the US National Security Council, John Kirby, the package will include four HIMARS MLRS, 36,000 pieces of artillery ammunition, anti-tank weapons and automotive equipment. Washington will also transfer 580 attack unmanned aerial vehicles to Kyiv Phoenix Ghost systems, valued at $100 million, the official added.Illegal sale of ammunition for 200 thousand dollars was revealed in Ukraine «I can guarantee you that discussions of the new, 17th aid package will follow in the not so distant future. And we will continue to provide this kind of support for as long as necessary,» he concluded .Russia has been conducting a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine since February 24. Vladimir Putin called it the task of protecting people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kyiv authorities for eight years. The ultimate goal, according to the president, is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia. Against this background, the United States and its NATO allies continue to pump weapons into Ukraine, allocating tens of billions of dollars for this. Moscow, for its part, has repeatedly stated that the provision of military assistance only prolongs the conflict, and the transport of weapons becomes a legitimate target for the Russian Aerospace Forces. In addition, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that if Kyiv receives long-range weapons from Western countries, the geographical tasks of the Russian army's special operation will expand. It will reach the Crimea and Voronezh.» What weapons will Kyiv soon receive
