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The US government has announced Stryker armoured personnel carriers, munitions, and equipment will be transferred to Ukraine in the latest security assistance package.
The US Department of Defense, on 1 November, announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defence needs.
The assistance will include National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems munitions, Stinger missiles, counter-unmanned aerial systems and munitions, air-to-ground munitions, HIMARS ammunition, 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, Javelin and AT-4 anti-armour systems, small arms and ammunition, medical equipment, tube-launched optically tracked wire-guided missiles, spare parts, equipment, services, training, and transportation.
“This announcement is the Biden administration’s 69th tranche of equipment to be provided from DOD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021,” according to the published statement.
“This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, which has an estimated value of [US]$425 million, will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including: air defence interceptors; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; armoured vehicles; and anti-tank weapons.
“The United States will continue to work together with some 50 allies and partners through the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and its associated Capability Coalitions to meet Ukraine’s urgently needed battlefield requirements and defend against Russian aggression.”
Coinciding with the announcement, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III also contacted Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov on 1 November.
The two officials reportedly discussed battlefield dynamics and US support for Ukraine, as well as the importance of further strengthening Ukraine’s industrial base to meet its defence needs.
