US Announces $125 Million in Military Assistance to Ukraine

This is the 10th tranche of assistance to Ukraine since Congress passed a $60.8 billion bill in April to provide supplemental assistance to Kyiv.

A Ukrainian serviceman holds a Stinger anti-aircraft missile at a position in a front line in Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, on Aug. 11, 2022. Anna Kudriavtseva/Reuters

The United States announced on Aug. 9 it is sending $125 million in military assistance to Ukraine.

“We will deploy this new assistance as quickly as possible to bolster Ukraine’s defense of its territory and its people,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. “As President [Joe] Biden has made clear, the United States and the international coalition we have assembled will continue to stand with Ukraine.”