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$1.85 Billion in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

   Dec. 21, 2022 |
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   On December 21, as part of President Zelenskyy's visit to the White
   House, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced $1.85 billion in
   additional security assistance for Ukraine. This includes the
   authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued
   at up to $1 billion, as well as $850 million in assistance via the
   Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).

   The Presidential Drawdown is the twenty-eighth such drawdown of
   equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine that the Biden
   Administration has authorized since August 2021. Capabilities in this
   package 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.

   Unlike Presidential Drawdown, USAI is an authority under which the
   United States procures capabilities from industry rather than
   delivering equipment that is drawn down from DoD stocks. This
   announcement represents the beginning of a contracting process to
   provide additional capabilities to Ukraine's Armed Forces.

   Russia's unrelenting and brutal air attacks against critical
   infrastructure have only reinforced the need to provide Ukraine with
   sophisticated air defense capabilities. At President Biden's direction,
   the United States has prioritized the provision of air defense systems
   to help Ukraine defend its people from Russian aggression. The Patriot
   air defense system in this security assistance package is one of the
   world's most advanced air defense capabilities. Once operational, it
   will add to a layered defense to counter the full range of threats
   currently menacing Ukraine's cities and civilians. The Patriot system
   will augment previous air defense capabilities the United States has
   provided Ukraine, which include NASAMs, missiles for HAWK air defense
   systems, Stingers, and equipment to counter the Russian use of unmanned
   aerial vehicles.

   In total, the United States has now committed more than $21.9 billion
   in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden
   Administration. Since 2014, the United States has committed
   approximately $24 billion in security assistance to Ukraine and
   approximately $21.2 billion since the beginning of Russia's unprovoked,
   full-scale invasion on February 24. Through PDA and USAI, DoD continues
   to work with Ukraine to meet both its immediate as well as its
   longer-term security assistance needs.

   To meet Ukraine's evolving battlefield requirements, the United States
   will continue to work with its allies and partners to provide Ukraine
   with key capabilities.
   Publication: [120]Ukraine Fact Sheet - Dec. 21
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