DOD sending more Javelins to Ukraine

President Biden has authorized the Defense Department to transfer $100 million worth of Javelin anti-armor weapons to Ukraine so it can continue to defend itself against a Russian military invasion.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Biden, using presidential drawdown authority, has authorized the transfer of the Javelins from U.S. stocks to meet an urgent need in Ukraine.

“Combined with $300 million in military assistance announced by the Department April 1, this brings the total U.S. security assistance commitment to Ukraine to more than $2.4 billion since the beginning of the Biden Administration and more than $1.7 billion since the beginning of Russia’s premeditated and unprovoked invasion on February 24,” Kirby said.