Zelenskyy thanks Washington for $800 million aid package
Ukraine is grateful for the “timely” $800
million security
assistance package from the United States, which included dozens of armored
vehicles and artillery systems, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in
a Twitter post on July 7.
Zelenskyy expressed gratitude towards U.S. President Joe Biden and the American people for their continued military support throughout Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“A timely, extensive, and much-needed package of defense assistance from the United States,” Zelenskyy said.
“We are grateful to the American people and President Joseph Biden for decisive steps that bring Ukraine closer to victory over the enemy, and democracy – closer to victory over dictatorship. The expansion of Ukraine's defense capabilities will provide new tools for the liberation of our land and the pursuit of peace.”
On July 7, the U.S. Department of Defense officially announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine worth $800 million, which, for the first time, included cluster munitions.
The Pentagon provided the following breakdown of the assistance:
· 32 Bradely infantry fighting vehicles;
· 32 Stryker armored personnel carriers;
· AIM-7 anti-air missiles;
· Stinger MANPADS and Javelin ATGMs;
· 31 155mm howitzers;
· 105mm and 155mm artillery shells, including DPICM cluster charges;
· Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
· Mine clearing equipment;
· Penguin UAVs;
· 27 tactical vehicles to recover equipment;
· 10 tactical vehicles to tow and haul equipment;
· Small arms and over 28 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades;
· Spare parts and other field equipment.
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