In addition, Ukraine will receive high-precision weapons, communications equipment, medical equipment and supplies.
The US Department of Defense will sign a contract for the amount of 17, $ 8 million for the production of Switchblade kamikaze drones and their shipment to Ukraine. This was announced by US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Procurement and Procurement William LaPlante at a briefing, writes CNN.
According to him, the drones will be purchased within the funding of the Initiative for the Promotion of Security of Ukraine, approved by the US Congress in mid-March.
The program provides a total of $ 300 million. According to LaPlante, the Pentagon has already provided $ 136.8 million of this amount. binoculars. All of these were purchased under eight different contracts.
Earlier, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States was ready to consider all options that help Ukraine rebuild the country and fight Russia's armed aggression. In particular, States do not rule out the possibility of writing off our country's foreign debt .
Earlier it was reported that Joe Biden will sign a document in the coming days on providing another package of military assistance to Ukraine strong> worth $ 100 million.
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