US announces $400m in new military aid for Ukraine

Reuters

04 November, 2022, 10:35 pm

Last modified: 04 November, 2022, 10:35 pm

US announces $400m in new military aid for Ukraine

Reuters

04 November, 2022, 10:35 pm

Last modified: 04 November, 2022, 10:35 pm

Ukrainian soldiers with an abandoned Russian tank near Kharkiv on Sept. 30.Photographer: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

Ukrainian soldiers with an abandoned Russian tank near Kharkiv on Sept. 30.Photographer: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

The United States on Friday announced an additional $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, including refurbishing T-72 tanks and Hawk air defense missiles for Kyiv.

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters that the United States would pay for 45 T-72 tanks from the Czech Republic to be refurbished and funding to refurbish some Hawk air defense missiles.

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