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Russia-Ukraine war live: US state department calls on Congress to ‘act swiftly’ to resume flow of aid to Kyiv

Russia-Ukraine war live: US state department calls on Congress to ‘act swiftly’ to resume flow of aid to Kyiv

Statement was made after the US government announced $250m of new weapons for Ukraine

The Ukraine ministry of defence has said it is grateful to the United States for the fresh military aid package to Ukraine, worth up to $250m.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, it wrote:

We are grateful to the American government and people for their unwavering support. Ukrainian people appreciate your leadership.

The capabilities in the new package include:

Additional munitions for NASAMS

Stinger anti-aircraft missiles

Air defense system components

Additional ammunition for HIMARS

155mm and 105mm artillery rounds

TOW missiles

Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems

15+ million rounds of small arms ammunition

Demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing

Spare parts, medical equipment, maintenance, and other ancillary equipment.

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