US Announces New $988 Million Arms Funding Package for Ukraine

The funding, allocated under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, will help pay for HIMARS rocket launcher ammunition and drones.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky (L) speak next to the first batch of Ukrainian-made drone missiles "Peklo" (Hell) delivered to the Defence Forces of Ukraine in Kyiv on Dec. 6, 2024. Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)

The Department of Defense announced on Dec. 7 that it will send another $988 million funding package to bolster Ukrainian forces in the ongoing war with Russia.

The military support package comes through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), a Pentagon program for purchasing new military equipment.