The United States has provided billions in weapons and military equipment to Ukraine to fend off the Russian invasion.
The strategy appears to be paying dividends so far. While the true number of Russian casualties remains a matter of debate, Vladimir Putin's call on Thursday for 137,000 more troops strongly suggests the official Russian death toll has one or two more zeros than the Kremlin reports.
Nineteen installments in U.S. military aid have provided Ukraine with thousands of new weapons. More are expected.
19FortyFive has more on the latest security assistance package, with a comprehensive list of what the U.S. is providing:
Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
16 105mm Howitzers and 36,000 105mm artillery rounds;
15 Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial Systems;
40 MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles with mine rollers;
Beyond the HIMARS and long-range artillery, which has brought the war to Russian forces stationed far behind the frontlines, Washington has sent Kyiv more high-speed anti-radiation missiles to seek and destroy radar-equipped air defense, 50 armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), 1,500 anti-tank missiles, 1,000 Javelin portable anti-tank missile systems, 2,000 armor-piercing shells, mine detection equipment, demolition munitions, secure communications systems and advanced optics, including night vision, thermal imagery and laser rangefinders.
Since Russia invaded in February, the United States government has sent $9.9 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
In the last six months, the U.S. military has sent nearly 1,500 Stinger missile systems, 20,000 man-portable anti-tank systems — including 8,500 Javelins, 700 Switchblade suicide drones, 126 155mm Howitzers, 15 long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 202 armored tactical and medical vehicles, 16 HIMARS, two National Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), hundreds of HMMWVs, more than 10,000 grenade launchers, 59,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition and funding for training, equipment maintenance and sustainment unit readiness for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Money well-spent as opposed to all the money Biden has wasted. The Ruskies are feeling the pinch. Still hoping some Russian(s) will assassinate Pootie, and put an end to the killing.
I’d like to see a comparison of what our alleged allies have given
Don’t get to picky. The US defense budget is greater than all the other NATO members plus Russia and Communist China combined.
It would have been a lot more but the Taliban is keeping their horde in Afghanistan!
Don’t be surprised when Russia lobs one of its smallest Nukes 200-300 miles westward or wherever they know there is a large concentration of Ukranians.
If you’ve never seen what a cornered animal does, you ought to. You can weigh 200 lbs, but your 10 lb adversary will take you on.
I don’t think Biden has the capacity to figure this out. As a senator and VP, how many times were his viewpoints on the wrong side.
Russia is not going to look great when this finally is over, BUT BIDEN AND AMERICA MAY LOOK LIKE THE REAL LOSERS.