Arms supplies to Kiev, including Javelin, were approved by the US Administration in 2017 during the reign of Donald Trump. This was the fourth delivery within the framework of additional security assistance in the amount of $ 60 million, which American President Joe Biden allocated to Ukraine.
The United States provided the fourth delivery as part of additional assistance to Ukraine
On Sunday, November 14, a new batch of ammunition from the United States of America arrived in Ukraine.
A plane with a cargo of 80 tons of ammunition landed in Boryspil, the US Embassy in Ukraine said on Facebook.
"Today Ukraine has received about 80 thousand kilograms of ammunition from the United States. This was the fourth delivery by the United States as part of the $60 million additional aid that President Biden sent to Ukraine in August, demonstrating the U.S. commitment to the success of a stable, democratic and free Ukraine. Since 2014, the United States has provided Ukraine with more than $ 2.5 billion in security assistance," the report says.
On Nov 14, ?? received the delivery of approx 80,000 kilos of ammunition from ??. Part of the up to $60 mln in addtl security assistance directed by President Biden to ?? in Aug, it is a demonstration of ?? commitment to the success of a stable, democratic, & free ??. pic.twitter.com/nu8jezAcOh- U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) November 14, 2021
We add that according to the Flightradar24 resource, the Kalitta Air Boeing 747 cargo plane No. N702CK arrived in Ukraine from the USA with a stop in Leipzig, Germany.
US military assistance to Ukraine
An agreement on the supply of additional aid for $ 60 million was reached on September 20 during the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to the United States.
"The third and final batch of additional international security assistance has arrived in Ukraine for $ 60 million from the US government for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces, including ammunition, anti-tank and precision weapons, medical equipment, and so on," the country's Defense ministry said on Twitter on Friday evening, October 22.