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Quick housekeeping note: This has been a very busy week. I’m somewhere between almost and deep fried. So tonight’s update will just be a briefer one than usual, as will tomorrow night’s.
The United States announced a new package of weapons and equipment for Ukraine valued at up to $175 million.
We are grateful for your unwavering support. This is a great congratulation to our warriors on Armed Forces Day.
Capabilities provided in today’s package include air…
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) December 6, 2023
The United States announced a new package of weapons and equipment for Ukraine valued at up to $175 million.
We are grateful for your unwavering support. This is a great congratulation to our warriors on Armed Forces Day.
Capabilities provided in today’s package include air defense munitions, additional ammunition for HIMARS, artillery ammunition, High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, anti-armor missiles, small arms ammunition, demolition munitions for obstacle clearing, equipment to protect critical national infrastructure, and spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training, and transportation.
Together, we are stronger!
🇺🇦🤝🇺🇸
Unless the Biden administration and the Democratic caucuses in both chambers of Congress can make something happen in the next week or so, this is going to be one of the last packages of US aid to Ukraine:
New US aid package for Ukraine with $175 million of arms and equipment.
“Unless Congress acts to pass the President’s national security supplemental funding request, this will be one of the last security assistance packages we can provide to Ukraine.”https://t.co/WL2OTtNrdv
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) December 6, 2023
Biden: “Congress needs to pass supplemental funding for Ukraine before they break for the holiday recess, simple as that… Republicans in Congress are willing to give Putin the greatest gift he could hope for and abandon our global leadership, not just Ukraine, but beyond that.” https://t.co/km0Z3jezY6
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) December 6, 2023
The Russians opened up on Ukraine again overnight:
russian terrorism shall not pass!
Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Forces shot down 41 out of 48 "Shahed" kamikaze drones in our sky.
Also yesterday, warriors of the Air Command “South” destroyed a russian SU-24M bomber near Zmiinyi Island.Glory to Ukrainian defenders!
📹:… pic.twitter.com/8WD0aoMbcx
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) December 6, 2023
russian terrorism shall not pass!
Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Forces shot down 41 out of 48 “Shahed” kamikaze drones in our sky.
Also yesterday, warriors of the Air Command “South” destroyed a russian SU-24M bomber near Zmiinyi Island.
Glory to Ukrainian defenders!
📹: The Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump.
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