President Biden announced on Thursday an additional colossal military aid package worth $800 million to help Ukraine bolster its military forces’ response to Russia’s new offensive in the Donbas region.
U.S. announced a first round of $800 million in weapons
Biden said this package had been tailored to help Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donbas region, where soldiers are fighting off the new Russian offensive. Taking control of Donbas would mean Russia would have a southern land corridor to the annexed Crimean Peninsula, which has been occupied by Kremlin forces since 2014.Earlier in April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyto fend off Russia.
It is believed the howitzers will play a significant role in Russia’s new battle for the Donbas region, which consists of flat, rolling plains. “We knew from talking to Ukrainians that artillery was going to be a critical need because of the way the terrain lays,” an official told, adding that the Pentagon had seen “early on” that the Russians were massing artillery for the battle in the Donbas.
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