US Announces Fresh Package of Security Assistance for Ukraine

Soldiers fire the Avenger air defense system-mounted M3P .50 caliber machine gun at ground targets during an Avenger ground gunnery range at Fort Campbell, Ky., on Aug. 19, 2015. Courtesy of Army Spc. Joseph Green via U.S. Department of Defense

The Department of Defense (DOD) on Thursday announced that the United States will send an additional $400 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine.

In a press release, the DOD said the latest drawdown of equipment from U.S. inventories is the 25th authorized by the administration of President Joe Biden since August 2021.