The US has provided $65.9bn in military support to Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion but further contributions hang in the balance after Donald Trump ordered a pause Monday on aid to Kyiv.
Then-president Joe Biden approved the assistance, reaffirming what the state department called America’s “unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
That changed with Trump’s shock shift in approach to the war.
Here is a breakdown of the main deliveries of military aid to Ukraine, according to a list provided by the state department on January 20th.
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Air defence
Given the relentless barrages of air attacks from Russian forces, Washington has been sending Kyiv increasingly sophisticated air defence materiel, notably including three Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries. European allies have also provided such systems to Ukraine.
Other defence systems on the US list included 12 Nasams as well as Hawk systems and munitions, and more than 3,000 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles.
To improve their effectiveness, 21 air surveillance radars were provided, along with equipment that integrates western launchers and missiles to Ukraine’s systems.
Missiles, mortars
Washington has sent more than 200 155mm howitzers along with three million corresponding artillery rounds, 72 105mm howitzers and a million rounds, and upwards of 700,000 mortars.
More than 40 Himars, rocket launchers mounted on light armoured vehicles, were delivered with the corresponding ammunition.
Washington also gave Ukraine more than 10,000 Javelins, anti-tank missiles that became symbols of Ukrainian resistance against the Russian invasion in the first weeks of the war.
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Over 120,000 other anti-vehicle weapons were delivered, as well as 10,000 Tow anti-tank missiles.
For smaller weapons, more than 500 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades were supplied to Ukrainian soldiers.
Tanks, choppers
The Pentagon had so far refused to send its combat aircraft directly to Kyiv, but the Biden administration did provide 20 Soviet-designed Mi-17 military helicopters. It also delivered several different models of drones.
And after lengthy Biden administration delays, Washington delivered a total of 31 Abrams, the most advanced US heavy tanks, beginning in January 2023. Forty-five Soviet-designed T-72B tanks were also sent.
The state department list also includes 300 Bradley fighting vehicles, 1,300 armoured personnel carriers, more than 5,000 Humvee military vehicles and 300 armoured ambulances.
Washington provided more than 100 patrol boats, coastal defence systems, Claymore mines, satellite communication systems, night vision goggles and more than 100,000 sets of body armour.
After January 20th?
The above figures date from January 20th, in the final hours of the Biden administration.
Since Trump took office later that day, Washington had continued to deliver to Ukraine what a US defence official called “critical munitions” approved by the previous administration, including anti-tank weapons and artillery rounds. - The Guardian
