INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(Reuters) - United States President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday,
package, which brings the total military aid since Russian forces invaded in February to more than $2.5 billion, includes artillery systems,
artillery rounds, armored personnel carriers and unmanned coastal defense boats, Biden said in a statement after a phone call with Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.Biden said he had also approved the transfer of additional helicopters, saying equipment provided to Ukraine
Biden said in a written statement.The new package includes 11 Mi-17 helicopters that had been earmarked for Afghanistan before the United
States -backed government collapsed last year
It also includes 18 155mm howitzers, along with 40,000 artillery rounds, counter-artillery radars, 200 armored personnel carriers and 300
Kirby said some of the systems, like the howitzers and radars, will require additional training for Ukrainian forces not accustomed to using
Authority, or PDA, in which the president can authorize the transfer of articles and services from United States stocks without
congressional approval in response to an emergency.John Spencer, a retired United States Army major and expert on urban warfare at the
executives from the top United States weapons makers met with Pentagon officials to discuss the industrial challenges in the event of a
protracted Ukraine conflict.These included executives from BAE Systems Plc, General Dynamics Corp, Lockheed Martin Corp, Huntington Ingalls
Industries, L3Harris Technologies, Boeing Co, Raytheon Technologies Corp and Northrop Grumman Corp.In a statement, Pentagon spokesman Eric
pleading with United States and European leaders to provide heavier arms and equipment
Thousands have been killed and millions displaced in the seven-week-long invasion.Russia has been unable to achieve most of its military
war of aggression.On Wednesday, Russia said it had taken control of the southeastern Ukrainian port of Mariupol and that more than 1,000
Ukrainian marines had surrendered.Source: Reuters--Agencies
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