overestimated the value of weapons and equipment sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion<\/u><\/a> and a short-lived, failed rebellion this weekend in Russia by Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner Group mercenary forces that he controlled.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is the 41st time that the U.S. has provided weapons through the presidential drawdown authority, which means it will come directly from Pentagon stocks and be sent quickly on an emergency basis. Aid given this way typically means it reaches Ukraine in a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. had committed more than $40 billion to Ukraine since the war began in February 2022. More than $15 billion in weapons and equipment has come from presidential drawdowns and an additional $6.2 billion in supplies has been committed but not identified yet, according to the Pentagon. The U.S. also has provided $16.7 billion in weapons, training and other equipment through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, along with an additional roughly $2 billion in foreign military financing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The list of weapons and items in the aid include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Stinger anti-aircraft systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Demolitions munitions and systems for obstacle clearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Mine-clearing equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 30 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 25 Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Javelin anti-armor missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 AT-4 anti-armor systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Anti-armor rockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 High-speed, anti-radiation missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Precision aerial munitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Small arms and more than 22 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Thermal imagery systems and night-vision devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Testing and diagnostic equipment to support vehicle maintenance and repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Spare parts, generators, and other field equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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