The United States announced a new USD 325 military assistance package for Ukraine as Kyiv’s troops battle Russian forces in a recently launched counteroffensive.

According to the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, it “includes critical air defense capabilities, additional munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, artillery rounds, anti-tank weapons, armored vehicles, and other equipment”.

The Pentagon said the package provides “key capabilities to aid Ukraine’s efforts to retake its sovereign territory and support Ukraine’s air defenders as they bravely protect Ukraine"s soldiers, civilians, and critical infrastructure”.

The assistance includes 25 armored vehicles - 15 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and six Stryker personnel carriers, as well as demolition munitions to clear obstacles, and more than 22 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades.