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The United States has committed approximately $7.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including approximately $6.9 billion since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked invasion on February 24.

On July 1, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced $820 million in additional security assistance for Ukraine. This includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $50 million, as well as $770 million in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds.

The PDA authorization is the fourteenth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.

United States security assistance committed to Ukraine includes:

•             Over 1,400 Stinger anti-aircraft systems;
•             Over 6,500 Javelin anti-armor systems;
•             Over 20,000 other anti-armor systems;
•             Over 700 Switchblade Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;
•             126 155mm Howitzers and up to 410,000 155mm artillery rounds;
•             36,000 105mm artillery rounds;
•             126 Tactical Vehicles to tow 155mm Howitzers;
•             19 Tactical Vehicles to recover equipment;
•             Eight High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and ammunition;
•             Two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS);
•             20 Mi-17 helicopters;
•             Hundreds of Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles;
•             200 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers;
•             Over 10,000 grenade launchers and small arms;
•             Over 59,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition;
•             75,000 sets of body armor and helmets;
•             121 Phoenix Ghost Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;
•             Laser-guided rocket systems;
•             Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems;
•             Unmanned Coastal Defense Vessels;
•             26 counter-artillery radars;
•             Four counter-mortar radars;
•             Four air surveillance radars;
•             Two harpoon coastal defense systems;
•             18 coastal and riverine patrol boats;
•             M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel munitions;
•             C-4 explosives and demolition equipment for obstacle clearing;
•             Tactical secure communications systems;
•             Thousands of night vision devices, thermal imagery systems, optics, and laser rangefinders;
•             Commercial satellite imagery services;
•             Explosive ordnance disposal protective gear;
•             Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear protective equipment;
•             Medical supplies to include first aid kits;
•             Electronic jamming equipment;
•             Field equipment and spare parts;
•             Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.

The United States also continues to work with its Allies and partners to provide Ukraine with additional capabilities to defend itself.

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