Pentagon: Ukrainian forces have achieved success in Kharkiv and Kherson
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday in a press conference with his Czech counterpart in Prague, while more than six months have passed since the war in Ukraine, added that Ukrainian forces have achieved success in the areas of Kharkiv and Kherson.
The head of the Pentagon said: We are currently seeing successes in Kharkiv and Kherson, and this is very encouraging.
At the same time, in a press conference in Washington, the Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States stated that the Biden government has allocated funds for two years of military aid to Ukraine, and announced that the production capacity of 155 mm cannon ammunition will increase in the next three years.
US Deputy Secretary of Defense William LaPlante added on Friday local time at a press conference in Washington that the funds allocated to support Ukraine, designed for two years, will not be removed at the beginning of the new fiscal year.
The US Deputy Secretary of Defense for supply and support also announced the Pentagon’s plan to increase the production capacity of 155 mm cannon ammunition in the next three years and said: The Pentagon plans to increase the production capacity of its 155 mm cannon ammunition from 14,000 in the next three years. increase to 36,000 bullets per month.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, in an unannounced visit to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, announced on Thursday local time by publishing a statement: The 20th package of US military aid to Ukraine from September 2021 includes $675 million in arms and additional equipment. which will be provided through the Pentagon to help the Ukrainian forces to effectively defend their country.
Blinken added that in addition to this aid, the Biden administration has informed the Congress that it intends to allocate another 2.2 billion dollars as long-term aid for the purpose of security support for Ukraine and its 18 neighboring countries.
Blinken claimed that these 18 countries include some NATO members and allies that are potentially at risk of Russian aggression.
Considering the new package, the total military aid of the Biden administration to Ukraine since the beginning of the war in this country is estimated to be around 15.2 billion dollars.
Previously, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that President Joe Biden has agreed to send another military package worth $675 million to Ukraine.
Considering the new package, the total military aid of the Biden administration to Ukraine since the beginning of the war in this country is estimated to be around 15.2 billion dollars.
On February 21, 2022 (March 2, 1400), Russian President Vladimir Putin, criticizing the West’s indifference to Moscow’s security concerns, recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in the Donbas region.
On February 23 (March 4) and just one day before the start of the war in Ukraine, the Council of the European Union approved the first package of sanctions against Russia in response to this action.
On Thursday, February 24 (March 5, 1400), Putin also launched military operations against Ukraine, which he called “special operations”, thus turning the tense Moscow-Kiev relationship into a military confrontation.