Ukraine: US to Send Additional $1.7B as Russia Makes Further Gains

The Facts

• The US will send Ukraine an additional $1.7B in military aid, American officials announced Monday.

• The package — which includes munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars and other missiles — will largely come from long-term contracts through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Roughly $200M of weaponry will go to Ukraine from existing Pentagon stockpiles.

• It comes as Ukraine has continued to suffer setbacks on the battlefield. While Ukraine has used long-range weapons to strike oil depots in Russian territory, Russian forces continued to advance in eastern Ukraine.