As Russia carried out airstrikes on Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, the United States announced that it would provide additional weapons worth 500 billion won to Ukraine.
On the 10th, the US State Department announced in a statement that it would provide additional military aid worth $400 million (about 549 billion won) to Ukraine. Support includes Patriot air defense missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Bradley armored vehicles, Javelin anti-tank missiles, and high-speed mobile artillery rocket systems (HIMARS). The State Department confirmed, “As President Joe Biden has confirmed, the United States and international allies will continue to support the defense of Ukraine. “
Previously, on the 27th of last month, the United States announced a $6 billion aid plan (about 8.2 trillion won) for Ukraine. There is analysis that aid is accelerating after each country’s war aid budget was approved in Congress last month. Last month, the US Congress passed a security assistance budget bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Of the $95 billion allocated at the time, $60.8 billion was allocated to support Ukraine.
“This military assistance package is intended to help stop advanced Russian efforts to take over Kharkiv,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on the 10th. On this day, the Russia targeted Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, in northeastern Ukraine with missiles, mortars, and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), killing three people and dozens of houses damage in Kharkiv alone. “We expect more Russian attacks in the coming weeks, but we don’t expect a major breakthrough,” Kirby said.
On this day, the US State Department approved the German proposal to buy Heimas from the US and support Ukraine. Before that, on the 9th, Germany announced that it will buy three Heimas aircraft for $30 million to support Ukraine.
There are also opinions that say that this decision by the United States is different from the way it treats its ally, Israel. As the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip grows, President Joe Biden announced on the 8th that he would stop supplying Israel with offensive weapons and artillery if Israel deployed ground troops in Rafah . The next day, Prime Minister Netanyahu responded strongly, saying, “If I have to stand alone, I will stand alone. “
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2024-05-11 02:08:36
