U.S. pledges largest Ukraine arms delivery yet with $1 billion more in rockets and other weapons

Summary

Lolita C. Baldor and Ellen Knickmeyer writing in PBS News Hour, make the following points:

• The package includes more rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), artillery rounds, mortar systems, Javelins and other ammunition.
• HIMARS and artillery systems have been crucial, providing precision-guided systems.
• A small number of HIMARS (16 currently) is a force multiplier.
• Estimated Russian deaths and injuries to date are 80,000.
• The U.S. and its allies are considering supplying western aircraft to Ukraine.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

• Western nations pledge more military support for Ukraine - The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• THE 2022 RUSSO-UKRAINE CONFLICT | The Runway (govcms.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• AUG 2022 Western countries pledge $1.55 bln in military aid to Ukraine—Reuters
• AUG 2022 26 Countries Pledge $1.55B in Long-Term Military Aid for Ukraine—The Defense Post
• AUG 2022 Western fund hits €1.5B in pledges to boost Ukrainian defense—Politico 

Source Information: PBS NewsHour

• Article Source:   https://www.pbs.org/newshour/
• Media Check:  Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)/ PBS News Hour
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