Since the beginning of the Biden Administration, the US has committed more than $21.9 billion in security assistance to Ukraine. Since 2014, the US has committed approximately $24 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, with an additional $21.2 billion committed since the start of Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion on February 24. DoD continues to work with Ukraine through PDA and USAI to meet both its immediate and long-term security assistance needs.
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced $1.85 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine on December 21, as part of President Zelensky’s visit to the White House. This includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of up to $1 billion in security assistance, as well as $850 million in assistance through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
The Presidential Drawdown is the 28th such drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine authorized by the Biden Administration since August 2021. This package’s capabilities include:
- One Patriot air defense battery and munitions;
- Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
- 500 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds;
- 10 120mm mortar systems and 10,000 120mm mortar rounds;
- 10 82mm mortar systems;
- 10 60mm mortar systems;
- 37 Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles;
- 120 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs);
- Six armored utility trucks;
- High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);
- Precision aerial munitions;
- Over 2,700 grenade launchers and small arms;
- Claymore anti-personnel munitions;
- Demolition munitions and equipment;
- Night vision devices and optics;
- Tactical secure communications systems;
- Body armor and other field equipment.
Under USAI, the DoD will also provide Ukraine with:
- 45,000 152mm artillery rounds;
- 20,000 122mm artillery rounds;
- 50,000 122mm GRAD rockets;
- 100,000 rounds of 125mm tank ammunition;
- SATCOM terminals and services;
- Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.
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