The first consignments of the new tranche of US military aid to Ukraine have already arrived at the country’s borders to be handed over to the Ukrainian army, the Pentagon said. Yesterday, four US planes arrived in the region with various combat equipment. The fifth flight is expected in the next 24 hours, – AFP quotes a high-ranking US military official.
US President Joe Biden announced a new $ 800 million tranche of military aid to Ukraine last week. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby stressed that the first delivery was made 48 hours after the signing of a presidential decree authorizing the supply of these weapons. According to him, it happened unprecedentedly fast.
Kirby said troops stationed on NATO’s eastern flank since the Russian invasion would begin training Ukrainian troops in the coming days to use M777 guns, the latest generation of artillery that the United States has decided to make available to the Ukrainian military for the first time. These exercises will take place outside Ukraine.