US announces $275m in new military assistance for Ukraine

WASHINGTON, 29 October 2022, (TON): Pentagon announced “the United States will provide a new $275 million military assistance package for Ukraine to help it battle Russia’s invasion.”

The package includes ammunition for Himars precision rocket launchers, various types of 155 mm artillery rounds, anti-armor systems, small arms ammunition and four satellite communications antennas, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told journalists.

Singh said “we’re seeing Ukrainian infrastructure and electrical grids being targeted by the Russians and these antennas provide an additional capability on the ground at a critical time when Ukraine’s infrastructure is being hit.”

She said “they are not, however, intended as a substitute for the Starlink service provided by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, and have “nothing to do in terms of access to Starlink.”

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