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US announces $125 million military aid package for Ukraine

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House announced Friday that the United States will launch a military offensive against Russia Assistance in military operations The US is sending additional weapons worth $125 million to Ukraine for the US, including much-needed air defense capabilities, radars to detect and counter enemy artillery, and anti-tank weapons.

The latest package comes at a time when Ukraine has begun to hold its own on Russian soil since the war began in February 2022. Largest ground attack The offensive in the Kursk region prompted Moscow to declare an emergency and send reinforcements there.

National security spokesman John Kirby said Ukraine’s use of U.S.-provided weapons is consistent with administration policies. The Biden administration has approved their use in cross-border retaliatory strikes against Russia, but not against targets deep inside Russia, though the specific distances are unclear.

The weapons in this latest aid package will be drawn from existing US stocks and include Stinger missiles, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) ammunition, and vehicles. This brings the total amount of US aid to Ukraine since 2022 to $55.6 billion.

The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said on Friday that July saw the highest number of civilian casualties in Ukraine since October 2022. The mission said at least 219 civilians were killed and 1,018 injured in conflict-related violence in July.

in the eastern Donetsk region on Friday Kostiantinivka A Russian missile attack hits a shopping mall in , killing at least 14 people and injuring 44 others.