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CaptainTruth

(6,606 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:32 PM Mar 2022

White House: Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

I'm sorry if this was already posted, I didn't see it.

The White House

President Biden today announced an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine, bringing the total U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine to $1 billion in just the past week, and a total of $2 billion since the start of the Biden Administration. The assistance will take the form of direct transfers of equipment from the Department of Defense to the Ukrainian military to help them defend their country against Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion.

The new $800 million assistance package includes:

800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems;

2,000 Javelin, 1,000 light anti-armor weapons, and 6,000 AT-4 anti-armor systems;

100 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;

100 grenade launchers, 5,000 rifles, 1,000 pistols, 400 machine guns, and 400 shotguns;

Over 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenade launcher and mortar rounds;

25,000 sets of body armor; and

25,000 helmets.

In addition to the weapons listed above, previous United States assistance committed to Ukraine includes:

Over 600 Stinger anti-aircraft systems;

Approximately 2,600 Javelin anti-armor systems;

Five Mi-17 helicopters;

Three patrol boats;

Four counter-artillery and counter-unmanned aerial system tracking radars;

Four counter-mortar radar systems;

200 grenade launchers and ammunition;

200 shotguns and 200 machine guns;

Nearly 40 million rounds of small arms ammunition and over 1 million grenade, mortar, and artillery rounds;

70 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and other vehicles;

Secure communications, electronic warfare detection systems, body armor, helmets, and other tactical gear;

Military medical equipment to support treatment and combat evacuation;

Explosive ordnance disposal and demining equipment; and

Satellite imagery and analysis capability.

In addition to the U.S.-produced short-range air defense systems the Ukrainians have been using to great effect, the United States has also identified and is helping the Ukrainians acquire additional, longer-range systems on which Ukraine’s forces are already trained, as well as additional munitions for those systems.

[link:https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/16/fact-sheet-on-u-s-security-assistance-for-ukraine/|]

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White House: Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine (Original Post) CaptainTruth Mar 2022 OP
So it says 800 stinger anti aircraft systems" and ColinC Mar 2022 #1
800 is new, 600 was previous. Total 1400 unc70 Mar 2022 #2
Nice. And if you ad the s-300s they are getting/ may get from NATO ColinC Mar 2022 #3
For the record I did a Control-C Control-V (Copy/Paste). CaptainTruth Mar 2022 #5
KR TY, CT.. Bookmarked. Cha Mar 2022 #4

ColinC

(8,337 posts)
1. So it says 800 stinger anti aircraft systems" and
Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:41 PM
Mar 2022

"over 600 stinger anti aircraft systems." Typo I guess.

ColinC

(8,337 posts)
3. Nice. And if you ad the s-300s they are getting/ may get from NATO
Wed Mar 16, 2022, 04:51 PM
Mar 2022

it looks like some pretty robust support. And I assume more is coming!

CaptainTruth

(6,606 posts)
5. For the record I did a Control-C Control-V (Copy/Paste).
Wed Mar 16, 2022, 06:15 PM
Mar 2022

I don't alter the content I post.

Thanks!!!

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