Zelenskyy thanks Biden for new U.S. military aid package: It will strengthen Ukraine’s air defence capability
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – FRIDAY, 1 JULY 2022, 23:49
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine thanked U.S. President Joe Biden for confirming a new military aid package for Ukraine.
Source: President Zelenskyy in a video address
Quote from Zelenskyy: "Today I am particularly grateful to the USA and President Biden personally for announcing, on this very day, a new aid package for Ukraine, which includes very powerful NASAMS systems – anti-aircraft missile systems which will significantly strengthen our air defence capabilities. We have worked hard in order to secure this."
Details: Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine is negotiating the supply of additional weapons with its partners and is doing everything within its powers to gain an advantage over Russian occupying forces.
Earlier: On Friday, 1 July the U.S. announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. The package amounts to $820 million and includes two NASAMS air defence systems and ammunition for the HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems.
According to the media, the Ukrainian military has already begun to master Norwegian-made NASAMS air and missile defence systems that will be supplied by the United States.
