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On June 23, US President Biden signed a new $450 million aid package for Ukraine that includes more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), patrol boats, and tactical vehicles. This was the 13th such outlay this year.
On the same day, Ukrainian officials confirmed that they had received the first HIMARS delivery as part of the previous aid package which was announced on June 1. 4 HIMARS are already in service with the AFU.
The $450 million weapons package includes:
- Four more HIMARS
- 36,000 rounds of 105 mm ammunition
- 18 tactical vehicles to tow 155 mm artillery
- 1,200 grenade launchers,
- 2,000 machine guns,
- 18 coastal and riverine patrol boats
- Spare parts and other equipment.
Four additional HIMARS will be transferred to Kiev in mid-July, according to the CNN report with reference to a senior representative of the American administration.
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The new package was agreed within the $40 billion Ukraine aid bill that Biden signed into law back in May.
According to the US DoD, Washington has now committed approximately $6.8 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including approximately $6.1 billion since the beginning of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Since 2014, the United States has committed more than $8.7 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
Including the initial $13.6 billion aid bill for Ukraine, the US has authorized about $54 billion to spend on the war in Ukraine.
The funds are meant to last through the 2022 fiscal year, which ends on September 30 for the federal government.
