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New US aid package includes large number of shells, high-accuracy aviation munition

Ukraine will receive a Patriot air defence battery for the first time.

New US aid package includes large number of shells, high-accuracy aviation munition
Photo: CinC AF of Ukraine

The Washing Post journalist John Hudson has shared what is in "Zelensky's goodie bag today", referring to the latest US military aid package announced today.

According to the journalist, the package includes:

"One Patriot air defense battery and munitions;

Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);

500 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds;

• 10 120mm mortar systems and 10,000 120mm mortar rounds;

• 10 82mm mortar systems;

10 60mm mortar Systems;

37 Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles;

120 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs);

• Six armored utility trucks;

• High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);

Precision aerial munitions;

Over 2,700 grenade launchers and small arms;

Claymore antipersonnel munitions;

Demolition munitions and equipment;

Night vision devices and optics;

Tactical secure communications systems;

Body armor and other field equipment.

Capabilities in DoD's $850 Million USA package are expected to include:

45,000 152 mm artillery rounds;

20,000 122mm artillery rounds;

50.000 122mm GRAD rockets;

100,000 rounds of 125mm tank ammunition;

SATCOM terminals and services;

Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment."

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