US announces new weapons package worth $300 million for Ukraine

On Wednesday, May 3, the United States announced the provision of new weapons to Ukraine as part of the next package of military assistance.

The total cost of the new aid package is $300 million. It included:

• additional ammunition for highly mobile artillery rocket systems (HIMARS);
• 155 mm howitzers;
• 155 mm artillery shells;
• 120 mm, 81 mm and 60 mm mortar shells;
• ракеты TOW (Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided);
• anti-tank weapons systems AT-4 and Carl Gustaf;
• aviation missiles Hydra-70;
• small arms and small arms ammunition;
• ammunition for clearing obstacles;
• trucks and trailers for transporting heavy equipment;
• testing and diagnostic equipment for the maintenance and repair of vehicles;
• spare parts and other field equipment.

The United States will continue to work with its allies and partners to enable Ukraine to meet its immediate battlefield needs and long-term needs for security assistance.

It is worth noting that for the first time Ukraine will receive from the United States Hydra 70 – short-range unguided rockets that are launched with the help of aircraft. The maximum range of fire is 10.5 km.