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Blinken announces new Military Aid package for Kiev

Blinken announces new Military Aid package for Kiev

Kyiv, Dec 13 (UNI) The US will provide Ukraine with an additional military aid package worth $500 million, State Secretary Antony Blinken said on Friday.
"As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26, the United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners... This additional assistance, provided under previous drawdowns from Department of Defence stocks, is valued at $500 million," Blinken said in a statement.
The package will include artillery munition, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) munitions, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), as well as protection equipment for chemical, biological, and nuclear threats, he added.
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