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The US will reportedly supply Ukraine with Excalibur M982 ammunition.
“This precision-guided ammunition will aid Ukraine’s counter-offensive against Russia, which focuses on targeting ammunition depots and military installations,” foreign relations expert Samuel Ramani tweeted. “The Scan Eagle surveillance drones, also supplied by the United States, will amplify their impact.”
Ramani tweeted about the development on Sunday, responding to a tweet from The Kyiv Independent.
The Ukrainian outlet seemed to draw on Politico’s reportage, tweeting: “A source close to the deliberations of the latest military aid package shared with Politico that M982 Excalibur bullets, traveling up to 70 km, will be sent to Ukraine” to a certain point the future. ‘”
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United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends during the 15th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) in Brasilia, Brazil, pn July 26, 2022.
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Politico reported Friday that the Biden administration has cleared $ 775 million in additional security assistance for Ukraine which will include new drones, armored vehicles and artillery as the US predicts Kiev will see tough fighting on the ground in the coming weeks.
“For the first time, the United States is sending 15 ScanEagle surveillance drones to help Ukrainians locate and correct precision artillery and missile strikes that have strained Russian forces, blocking their progress,” according to Politico. “The small drones can be moved around the battlefield relatively easily and would be invaluable in the expected push to recapture the city of Kherson in the south.”
Ahead of the Defense Department’s official announcement, a source told Politico that the US also plans to send “Excalibur precision-guided artillery ammunition in an upcoming tranche in the future.”
Latvian President Egils Levits, second left, and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, take seats for talks during a visit to Riga, Latvia on August 10, 2022.
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“Those weapons were not included in this round,” according to the report. “The bullets would give the Ukrainians new precision weapons with which to target excavated Russian positions and command posts.”
With the new weapons package included, the United States has committed about $ 10.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, according to the Defense Department. Since 2014, the United States has pledged over $ 12.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
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“As President Biden has made clear, we will support Ukraine as it defends its democracy for as long as necessary,” the Defense Department said in its statement. “The United States will continue to work with its allies and partners to provide Ukraine with key capabilities to meet the evolving requirements of Ukraine’s battlefield.”
