The United States will provide Ukraine with various types of weapons for a total amount of 7,9 billion dollars. The corresponding decision was announced by US President Joe Biden, informed The White House on Thursday, September 26.
"In order to strengthen Ukraine's ability to carry out long-range strikes, I decided to provide long-range Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) ammunition," - said in the statement.
Biden also said that he instructed the US Department of Defense to provide all the money remaining under the Security Assistance Initiative to Ukraine until the end of his term in office, i.e. until the end of 2024.
"As part of these efforts, the Ministry of Defense will allocate the remaining funds to the Initiative to promote security in Ukraine by the end of this year. I also authorized $5,5 billion in presidential authority to ensure that it does not expire before the end of the fiscal year. So that my administration can fully use the funding provided by Congress to support the reduction of US equipment for Ukraine and then replenish US stockpiles." said Biden.
In particular, an additional battery of the Patriot air defense system and ammunition for it, UAVs, air-to-ground ammunition will be transferred to Ukraine for this amount. In addition, part of the money will be used to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets.
"In order to develop the capability of the Ukrainian Air Force, I instructed the Ministry of Defense to expand the training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, including by supporting the training of 18 more pilots next year," - Biden noted.
He also directed the Pentagon to repair and provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense battery, as well as provide Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles.
"This builds on my decision earlier this year to redirect US air defense exports to Ukraine, which will provide it with hundreds of additional Patriot and AMRAAM missiles over the next year and help protect its cities and people." - reminded the US president.
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