US spends nearly $300 million on military aid to Ukraine

• The U.S. is sending $300 million in further army support, together with artillery rounds, howitzers, air-to-ground rockets and ammunition in Ukraine.  
• The brand new bundle consists of Hydra-70 rockets, that are unguided rockets which might be fired from plane.
• That is the thirty seventh bundle of Pentagon shares to go to Ukraine for the reason that struggle started in February 2022, and it brings the full U.S. army support to about $36 billion.

The U.S. is sending Ukraine about $300 million in further army support, together with an unlimited quantity of artillery rounds, howitzers, air-to-ground rockets and ammunition because the launch of a spring offensive in opposition to Russian forces approaches, the Pentagon stated Wednesday.

The brand new bundle consists of Hydra-70 rockets, that are unguided rockets which might be fired from plane. It additionally consists of an undisclosed variety of rockets for the Excessive Mobility Artillery Rocket Methods, or HIMARS, mortars, howitzer rounds, missiles and Carl Gustaf anti—tank rifles. The weapons will all be pulled from Pentagon shares, to allow them to go rapidly to the entrance strains.

The most recent cargo comes as Ukrainian officers say they’re readying a counteroffensive — with Ukrainian Protection Minister Oleksiy Reznikov declaring they’re within the “residence stretch, once we can say: ‘Sure every little thing is prepared.’” Ukrainian officers have stated they’re stockpiling ammunition to stow it alongside doubtlessly lengthy provide strains.

Reznikov stated Monday that the important thing issues for the assault’s success can be “the provision of weapons; ready, skilled folks; our defenders and defenders who know their plan at their degree, in addition to offering this offensive with all the required issues — shells, ammunition, gasoline, safety, and so on.”

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The U.S. in latest months has declined to say precisely how a lot materiel will probably be despatched to Ukraine, however the newest bundle resembles different earlier deliveries. It consists of vehicles, trailers, spare elements and different upkeep help.

That is the thirty seventh bundle of Pentagon shares to go to Ukraine for the reason that struggle started in February 2022, and it brings the full U.S. army support to about $36 billion.

Officers have stated the weapons and different gear will assist as Ukraine prepares to shift from what has been a protracted and bloody winter stalemate, centered on heavy combating in Ukraine’s east, notably across the city of Bakhmut within the Donetsk province.

The Normal Employees of Ukraine’s armed forces stated Russia was persevering with to pay attention its efforts on offensive operations in Ukraine’s industrial east, focusing assaults round Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka.