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U.S. to provide additional $300 million in security assistance to Ukraine
2022.04.02 04:09
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian servicemen walk past a Russian tank captured after fighting with Russian troops in the village of Lukyanivka outside Kyiv, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Ukraine, March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense will provide an additional $300 million in security assistance to Ukraine, to include laser-guided rocket systems, drones, and commercial satellite imagery services.
“This announcement represents the beginning of a contracting process to provide new capabilities to Ukraine’s Armed Forces,” Defense Department spokesman John Kirby (NYSE:KEX) said in a statement.