Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the authorization of the President Drawdown of defense assistance of up to $ 725 million to meet the critical defense and security needs of Ukraine. This approval is the 23rd pull of the Biden Administration’s equipment from the DoD database for Ukraine since August 2021.
The United States has provided unprecedented security assistance to Ukraine and will continue to work with allies and partners to ensure that Ukraine receives the support it needs. This new help package includes:
The announcement followed Defense Secretary Austin’s gathering of defense ministers from nearly 50 countries at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels this week, which leaders pledged to provide additional defense assistance. Some examples of this additional support include:
To meet the needs of the Ukrainian battlefield, the United States will continue to work with its allies and partners to provide Ukraine with key capabilities.
In total, the United States has provided more than $18.2 billion in defense assistance to Ukraine since January 2021. Since 2014, the United States has provided more than $20.3 billion in aid. defense costs in Ukraine and about $17.6 billion since the beginning of Russia’s non-provocation and violence. attack on February 24.