The United States said on Thursday it would send hundreds of armoured vehicles plus rockets and artillery shells to Ukraine as part of a $2.5 billion military assistance package.<\/p>\n
The package includes 59 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 90 Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers, 53 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles and 350 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles, the U.S. Defense Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The 59 Bradleys included in the latest U.S. package come after a previous 50 announced earlier in January. The armored Bradley has a powerful gun and has been used by the U.S. Army to carry troops around battlefields since the mid-1980s.<\/p>\n
The latest assistance also includes additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), eight Avenger air-defense systems, tens of thousands of artillery rounds and about 2,000 anti-armor rockets, the Defense Department said.<\/p>\n
In total, the United States has committed more than $27.4 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February last year.<\/p>\n
Western allies have pledged billions of dollars in weapons for Ukraine. Fearing winter will give Russian forces time to regroup and unleash a major attack, Ukraine is pushing for more assistance to combat Moscow s invasion.\u2014 Agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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