Russia-Ukraine war: US announces $400 mn military aid, sending bridge-launchers to Ukraine for spring fight
India TV NewsRussia-Ukraine war: The United States announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday that for the first time includes armored vehicles that can launch bridges- allowing troops to cross rivers or other gaps as Russian and Ukrainian forces remain entrenched on opposite sides of the Dnieper River. Because Ukraine also continues to face shortages of ammunition in the intense firefight, this aid package, like previous ones, includes thousands of replacement rounds, such as rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 155mm Howitzer rounds. US military aid to Ukraine: Since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the US has sent in more than $32 billion in weapons and equipment. At the Grafenwoehr training area, Ukrainian forces run through a five-week course that prepares them to conduct advanced combined arms maneuvers with Bradley fighting vehicles, M109 Paladins and Stryker armored personnel carriers.