CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -US President Joe Biden has announced a new 600 million dollar arms package to Ukraine. According to Pentagon, the package includes the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, night vision goggles, claymore mines, mine clearing equipment, 105 mm artillery rounds and 155mm precision-guided artillery rounds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Australia, Canada and the US were among the countries to send advanced M777 howitzers and ammunition to Ukraine. The range of the M777 is similar to Russia’s Giatsint-B howitzer, and much longer than Russia’s D-30 towed gun.

Detailed explanation-3: -This $600 million drawdown includes additional arms, munitions, and equipment from U.S. Department of Defense inventories. This drawdown will bring the total U.S. military assistance for Ukraine to approximately $15.8 billion since the beginning of this Administration.

Detailed explanation-4: -The US is sending Ukraine a new $2.1 billion weapons package, the Pentagon said Friday, including a new ground-launched, bomb-tipped rocket.

Detailed explanation-5: -Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $600 million to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.