The allocation of the latest package of weapons to Ukraine was announced on December 27, 2023, but the Pentagon is still fulfilling some preliminary obligations, since it previously concluded contracts in accordance with the USAI program (arrangements with American weapons manufacturers).
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About that the United States does not stop sending a certain amount of military assistance to Ukraine, despite the absence of a decision from Congress regarding the provision of additional financial support, NBN writes, citing information announced by the Pentagon press service and published in the Voice of America. .
According to US Department of Defense spokesman Jeff Jurgensen, the matter concerns the supply of artillery shells, missiles for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, as well as the shipment of ammunition for air defense systems and a whole range of other military equipment.
The Pentagon added that the USAI initiative provides for ordering equipment from the local private defense industry, and since all funds for it have already been exhausted, no new purchases are expected, that is, in fact, now ;The leftovers are being sent to Ukraine.
We previously wrote about how the Pentagon assessed the scale of material and financial losses of the Russian Federation due to the war with Ukraine.