The U.S. plans to send Ukraine a roughly $2.5 billion shipment of arms and equipment, the Department of State announced Thursday.
The package includes hundreds of additional armored vehicles, including Stryker armored combat vehicles and Avenger air defense systems, "to support Ukraine as it bravely defends its people, its sovereignty, and its territorial integrity," per the State Department.With the new aid package, the Biden administration has now sent about $27.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the start of Russia's unprovoked invasion.
"Russia alone could end this war today. Until it does so, we will stand United with Ukraine for as long as it takes," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
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