WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to announce as soon as Tuesday a new military aid package for Ukraine worth up to $500 million, showing that the US resolve to help Ukraine fight Russia was undeterred by the attempted mutiny over the weekend amongst Russian fighters.
The military aid package will include ground vehicles as Ukraine presses its counteroffensive, two U.S. officials said. Expected to be included are 30 Bradley fighting vehicles and 25 Stryker armored personnel carriers, one of the people said.
As a part of the aid package, Ukraine will receive munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), anti-tank weapons including Javelins and munitions for Patriot and Stinger anti-aircraft systems, according to the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
(Reporting by Mike Stone in Washington; Editing by Mark Porter)
