DOD announces $400M Ukraine aid package

The Pentagon announced a $400 million weapons package for Ukraine today amid a visit to Kyiv by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

The package, being provided via Presidential Drawdown Authority, includes:

• Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
• 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition;
• 60mm, 81mm, and 120mm mortar systems and rounds;
• Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missiles;
• Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;
• M113 Armored Personnel Carriers;
• Satellite communication equipment;
• Small arms and ammunition;
• Grenades and training equipment;
• Demolitions equipment and munitions;
• Equipment to protect critical national infrastructure; and
• Spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training, and transportation.

Austin, during a speech today, said the stakes are clear in Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion.

“The outcome of Ukraine’s fight for freedom will help set the trajectory for global security in the 21st century,” he said. “Europe’s future is on the line. NATO’s strength is on the line. And America’s security is on the line.”