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US to send Ukraine weapons package worth US$725 million
Antony Blinken said package to include Stinger missiles, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), drones, landmines
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The United States will provide Ukraine with a US$725 million weapons package to defend against Russian attacks, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
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The package will include Stinger missiles, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), drones and landmines, among other items, Blinken said.
The provision of munitions for its HIMARS could indicate more of the longer-range missiles are headed to the battlefield.
Two US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the package before it was announced, did not confirm whether the munitions for the HIMARS are the coveted ATACMS – the Army Tactical Missile System.
But Ukraine has been pressing for more of the longer-range missiles to strike additional targets inside Russia.
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The package also includes more of the anti-personnel landmines that Ukraine is counting on to slow Russian and North Korean ground forces in Russia’s Kursk region.
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