Invasion of Ukraine: Washington sends munitions and anti-aircraft defense to Ukraine

The Pentagon on Friday announced new military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $820 million, including missiles, shells and air defense tools, to deal with the Russian military in the south and to the East.

This 14th set of equipment includes two anti-aircraft systems, four counter-battery radars, new missiles for the American Himars multiple rocket launchers, recently arrived on the battlefield, and up to 150,000 155 mm shells.

Anti-aircraft defense systems, NASAMS, can fire short- and medium-range surface-to-air missiles. They are manufactured by the American Raytheon and the Norwegian group Kongsberg.

Operated remotely, they will make it possible to fight against Russian aviation, including drones, as well as against cruise missiles.

This new batch of equipment, taken from the existing stocks of the American army, brings to 6.9 billion dollars the total amount of American assistance to kyiv since the beginning of the invasion, on February 24.