U.S. announces additional arms aid for Ukraine worth 325 mln USD

A U.S. Air Force airman marshals a K-loader of cargo during a Ukraine security assistance mission in Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, the United States, Feb. 3, 2023. (Photo credit: U.S. Department of Defense)

This is the 36th presidential drawdown of military equipment from the Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Wednesday announced an additional package of weapons for Ukraine worth 325 million U.S. dollars.

According to a list from the Department of Defense (DoD), the new tranche of security assistance included additional ammunition for the U.S.-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, anti-armor systems, over 9 million rounds of small arms ammunition, four logistics support vehicles, among other items.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who received a delegation of authority from President Joe Biden to authorize the presidential drawdown of the weapons, said in a statement the assistance is "essential to strengthening Ukraine's defenders on the battlefield."

This is the 36th presidential drawdown of military equipment from the DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.