Biden authorizes $775M as new military aid to Ukraine

The White House reported that the President of the United States, Joe Biden, signed a decree allocating new military aid to Ukraine with additional weapons.

This is regarding $775 million.

The respective statement was released on the website of the White House.

These funds will be spent on “defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training.”

Previously, the Pentagon announced that the new aid package would include:

• Additional ammunition for the high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS);
• 16 howitzers and ammunition;
• 15 ScanEagle drones;
• High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARMs);
• 1,000 tube-launched optically-tracked wire-guided missiles (TOW missiles);
• 1,000 Javelin anti-tank systems.

This information was made public by CNN with reference to an official of the US Department of Defense. The full list of weapons has not yet been made public.

As previously reported, Germany handed over to Ukraine 3 additional Gepard SPAAG and 11 M113 APC. The transfer of 155mm Vulcano rounds is also being considered.