What would $60 billion in war aid buy Ukraine?

What would $60 billion buy? Significant quantities of air defense missiles and artillery munitions, according to the Pentagon.
US arms shipments could start flowing into Ukraine again soon long after a long-stalled aid program became law. , US officials say, goods from Pentagon stockpiles in Germany will be shipped quickly by rail to the Ukrainian border.
This measure would provide the war effort in Ukraine about 60 dollars. billion. A considerable sum is earmarked for replenishing U.S. defense stockpiles, and billions more would be used to purchase U.S. defense systems, which Ukrainian officials say are absolutely necessary.
In a statement Saturday, after the House approved the aid package, President Biden urged the Senate to quickly pass the measure to help meet the "urgent battlefield needs" of Ukrainian forces . This was to be done as early as Tuesday.
For months, Ukrainian military officials have complained that political paralysis in the U.S. Congress had created a critical ammunition shortage in the war against Russia. Ukrainian troops on the front line have had to ration their shells and their morale has suffered.
U.S. officials have not explicitly said which weapons the The United States would send Kiev as part of the package, but Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, told reporters Thursday that more air defense and artillery munitions would likely be included.

"We have a very robust logistics network that allows us to move Materiel very quickly as we have done in the past," General Ryder said.
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What would $60 billion in war aid buy Ukraine?

What would $60 billion buy? Significant quantities of air defense missiles and artillery munitions, according to the Pentagon.

US arms shipments could start flowing into Ukraine again soon long after a long-stalled aid program became law. , US officials say, goods from Pentagon stockpiles in Germany will be shipped quickly by rail to the Ukrainian border.

This measure would provide the war effort in Ukraine about 60 dollars. billion. A considerable sum is earmarked for replenishing U.S. defense stockpiles, and billions more would be used to purchase U.S. defense systems, which Ukrainian officials say are absolutely necessary.

In a statement Saturday, after the House approved the aid package, President Biden urged the Senate to quickly pass the measure to help meet the "urgent battlefield needs" of Ukrainian forces . This was to be done as early as Tuesday.

For months, Ukrainian military officials have complained that political paralysis in the U.S. Congress had created a critical ammunition shortage in the war against Russia. Ukrainian troops on the front line have had to ration their shells and their morale has suffered.

U.S. officials have not explicitly said which weapons the The United States would send Kiev as part of the package, but Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, told reporters Thursday that more air defense and artillery munitions would likely be included.

"We have a very robust logistics network that allows us to move Materiel very quickly as we have done in the past," General Ryder said.

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