U.S. announces new $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine.
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According to the Pentagon, the package includes additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); 75,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition; twenty 120mm mortar systems, and 20,000 rounds of 120mm mortar ammunition. The U.S. will also send munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS); 1,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, hundreds of AT4 anti-armor systems; 50 armored medical treatment vehicles; Claymore anti-personnel munitions; C-4 explosives, demolition munitions, and demolition equipment, as well as medical supplies.
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