Unloading M777 howitzers for the Armed Forces. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 19 The total US military aid to Ukraine under President Joe Biden's administration has exceeded $10 billion, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday. the next tranche of security assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about $775 million. «Including this aid package, the total amount of military support for Ukraine since the beginning of this administration has amounted to approximately $10.6 billion,» said Blinken, quoted by the State Department. The Secretary of State noted that along with the United States, about 50 countries among Washington's «allies and partners» also provide security assistance to Kyiv. «The United States will continue to provide Ukraine with additional systems and weapons. These weapons are carefully calibrated in order to maximize the impact on the situation on battlefield and strengthen Ukraine's position at the negotiating table,» the head and the US diplomatic department. As a high-ranking Pentagon spokeswoman said at a briefing for journalists on Friday, the United States, as part of a new tranche of military assistance, intends to supply Kyiv with Sky Eagle reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles, Javelin anti-tank missile systems, ammunition for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, and other In addition, the Pentagon announced that it is exploring the possibility of supplying Ukraine with new types of weapons that will allow it to «change the situation on the battlefield» in the southern and eastern parts of the country.
The United States intends to increase military assistance to Ukraine
