US to send new package of military aid to Ukraine

Washington may make an announcement on a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth $125 million on August 23.

The package may include air defence missiles, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Javelin anti-tank weapons, counter-drone and counter-electronic warfare systems and equipment, as well as 155mm and 105mm artillery shells, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House John Kirby said on August 15 that Washington was planning to provide an additional military aid package to Ukraine "in coming weeks."

The US is open to providing Ukraine with the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM), although no final decision has yet been made.