The United States has announced military aid worth one billion dollars to Ukraine on Monday.
According to the Associated Press news agency, under the newly announced aid, rockets, ammunition and other weapons will be supplied to Ukrainian forces directly from the Defense Ministry's weapons depot.
The announcement of US aid comes after reports that Russia was moving troops and weapons to the southern coastal city to prevent a counterattack from Ukraine.
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According to military commanders and other US officials, the Hemaris and artillery systems have played an important role in preventing Russia's occupation of Ukraine.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the end of February this year, the United States has announced a total of nine billion dollars worth of military aid to Ukraine.
US Undersecretary for Defense Policy Colin Cahill, while announcing military aid to Ukraine, said that our focus at every stage of the conflict has been to ensure that Ukraine has everything it needs to meet the changing conditions of the battlefield. Required.
So far, the largest package announced by the United States for Ukraine was a billion dollar package that was announced on June 15. But it was limited to the $350 million Presidential Drawdown Authority and the $650 million Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
But under the package announced Monday, the U.S. will supply Ukraine with weapons systems and other weapons directly from Defense Ministry warehouses.
Shelling of Ukraine's nuclear plant is tantamount to suicide: UN
Earlier, after the shelling of a nuclear plant in Ukraine, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that any attack on a nuclear plant would be tantamount to 'suicide'.
According to the news agency Reuters, in a press conference in Tokyo on Monday, he condemned the attacks on the nuclear plant, saying that the threat of nuclear conflict has returned after decades.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations urged the nuclear states to commit to non-proliferation of weapons.
Antonio Guterres said that any attack on a nuclear plant is tantamount to suicide. I hope that the attacks will stop and I also hope that the IAEA will be given access to the plant.
