Comment WASHINGTON — The United States is poised to announce it will provide Ukraine with nearly $800 million in new military aid on Friday, including at least a dozen Scan Eagle surveillance drones, according to several American officials. Officials said the bulk of the aid package would be additional howitzers and munitions, including the Javelin missiles that the Ukrainian military has used effectively to try to contain Russian forces and take back ground gained by Moscow. Two officials confirmed the new inclusion of long-endurance, catapult-launched, recoverable portable drones. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release. For much of the last four months of the war, Russia has focused on seizing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where separatists from Moscow have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years. Russian forces have made some incremental gains in the east, but are also on the defensive elsewhere as Ukraine steps up its offensive on Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. The Russian-held territories were seized by Moscow in 2014. Nine Russian warplanes were destroyed last week at an air base in Crimea in raids that underscored the Ukrainians’ ability to strike deep behind enemy lines. Russian leaders have warned that the strike installations in Crimea signal an escalation of the conflict fueled by the US and NATO allies and threatens to drag America deeper into the war. This latest aid comes as Russia’s war in Ukraine is about to reach the six-month mark. Already the US has sent Ukraine more than $9 billion in weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment. It would be the 19th time the Pentagon has provided equipment from Defense Department stockpiles to Ukraine since August 2021. Efforts to limit the fighting also continued. On Thursday, Turkey’s leader and the UN chief met in western Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They discussed a range of issues, including prisoner exchanges and an effort to get UN atomic energy experts to visit the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. The facility has been controlled by Russian forces since shortly after the invasion began on February 24 and has been the target of several explosions. Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of bombing the plant, sparking international fears of a disaster on the continent. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would follow Russian President Vladimir Putin as most of the issues discussed would require the Kremlin’s agreement.

title: “Us Is Ready To Announce New Military Aid Drones For Ukraine Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-09” author: “Belinda Toll”

Comment WASHINGTON — The United States is poised to announce it will provide Ukraine with nearly $800 million in new military aid on Friday, including at least a dozen Scan Eagle surveillance drones, according to several American officials. Officials said the bulk of the aid package would be additional howitzers and munitions, including the Javelin missiles that the Ukrainian military has used effectively to try to contain Russian forces and take back ground gained by Moscow. Two officials confirmed the new inclusion of long-endurance, catapult-launched, recoverable portable drones. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release. For much of the last four months of the war, Russia has focused on seizing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where separatists from Moscow have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years. Russian forces have made some incremental gains in the east, but are also on the defensive elsewhere as Ukraine steps up its offensive on Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. The Russian-held territories were seized by Moscow in 2014. Nine Russian warplanes were destroyed last week at an air base in Crimea in raids that underscored the Ukrainians’ ability to strike deep behind enemy lines. Russian leaders have warned that the strike installations in Crimea signal an escalation of the conflict fueled by the US and NATO allies and threatens to drag America deeper into the war. This latest aid comes as Russia’s war in Ukraine is about to reach the six-month mark. Already the US has sent Ukraine more than $9 billion in weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment. It would be the 19th time the Pentagon has provided equipment from Defense Department stockpiles to Ukraine since August 2021. Efforts to limit the fighting also continued. On Thursday, Turkey’s leader and the UN chief met in western Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They discussed a range of issues, including prisoner exchanges and an effort to get UN atomic energy experts to visit the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. The facility has been controlled by Russian forces since shortly after the invasion began on February 24 and has been the target of several explosions. Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of bombing the plant, sparking international fears of a disaster on the continent. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would follow Russian President Vladimir Putin as most of the issues discussed would require the Kremlin’s agreement.

title: “Us Is Ready To Announce New Military Aid Drones For Ukraine Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “James Campbell”

Comment WASHINGTON — The United States is poised to announce it will provide Ukraine with nearly $800 million in new military aid on Friday, including at least a dozen Scan Eagle surveillance drones, according to several American officials. Officials said the bulk of the aid package would be additional howitzers and munitions, including the Javelin missiles that the Ukrainian military has used effectively to try to contain Russian forces and take back ground gained by Moscow. Two officials confirmed the new inclusion of long-endurance, catapult-launched, recoverable portable drones. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release. For much of the last four months of the war, Russia has focused on seizing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where separatists from Moscow have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years. Russian forces have made some incremental gains in the east, but are also on the defensive elsewhere as Ukraine steps up its offensive on Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. The Russian-held territories were seized by Moscow in 2014. Nine Russian warplanes were destroyed last week at an air base in Crimea in raids that underscored the Ukrainians’ ability to strike deep behind enemy lines. Russian leaders have warned that the strike installations in Crimea signal an escalation of the conflict fueled by the US and NATO allies and threatens to drag America deeper into the war. This latest aid comes as Russia’s war in Ukraine is about to reach the six-month mark. Already the US has sent Ukraine more than $9 billion in weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment. It would be the 19th time the Pentagon has provided equipment from Defense Department stockpiles to Ukraine since August 2021. Efforts to limit the fighting also continued. On Thursday, Turkey’s leader and the UN chief met in western Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They discussed a range of issues, including prisoner exchanges and an effort to get UN atomic energy experts to visit the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. The facility has been controlled by Russian forces since shortly after the invasion began on February 24 and has been the target of several explosions. Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of bombing the plant, sparking international fears of a disaster on the continent. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would follow Russian President Vladimir Putin as most of the issues discussed would require the Kremlin’s agreement.

title: “Us Is Ready To Announce New Military Aid Drones For Ukraine Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-01” author: “Robert Jones”

Comment WASHINGTON — The United States is poised to announce it will provide Ukraine with nearly $800 million in new military aid on Friday, including at least a dozen Scan Eagle surveillance drones, according to several American officials. Officials said the bulk of the aid package would be additional howitzers and munitions, including the Javelin missiles that the Ukrainian military has used effectively to try to contain Russian forces and take back ground gained by Moscow. Two officials confirmed the new inclusion of long-endurance, catapult-launched, recoverable portable drones. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release. For much of the last four months of the war, Russia has focused on seizing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where separatists from Moscow have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years. Russian forces have made some incremental gains in the east, but are also on the defensive elsewhere as Ukraine steps up its offensive on Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. The Russian-held territories were seized by Moscow in 2014. Nine Russian warplanes were destroyed last week at an air base in Crimea in raids that underscored the Ukrainians’ ability to strike deep behind enemy lines. Russian leaders have warned that the strike installations in Crimea signal an escalation of the conflict fueled by the US and NATO allies and threatens to drag America deeper into the war. This latest aid comes as Russia’s war in Ukraine is about to reach the six-month mark. Already the US has sent Ukraine more than $9 billion in weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment. It would be the 19th time the Pentagon has provided equipment from Defense Department stockpiles to Ukraine since August 2021. Efforts to limit the fighting also continued. On Thursday, Turkey’s leader and the UN chief met in western Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They discussed a range of issues, including prisoner exchanges and an effort to get UN atomic energy experts to visit the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. The facility has been controlled by Russian forces since shortly after the invasion began on February 24 and has been the target of several explosions. Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of bombing the plant, sparking international fears of a disaster on the continent. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would follow Russian President Vladimir Putin as most of the issues discussed would require the Kremlin’s agreement.