Washington intends to allocate another package of military assistance to Kyiv. This was announced on Thursday, March 2, by the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby.
An announcement is expected to be made on Friday. As military support, the United States will send HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and other artillery pieces to Ukraine.
“Tomorrow you will see that the United States will unilaterally allocate another package of aid to Ukraine. It will include mostly ammo. <…>which the Ukrainians will need for the systems they already have, such as HIMARS and artillery, ”Kirby said during the briefing.
On Feb. 14, the Politico newspaper reported that the Ukrainian military would be trained in maneuvering to use fewer artillery shells as Western arsenals dwindle. In particular, it was specified that Washington’s concern about the stockpiles of weapons and ammunition is growing.
On February 12, former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor, said that Washington and its allies were running out of resources for further military assistance to Ukraine. He pointed out that Western countries, in particular, quickly depleted their stocks of NASAMS and HIMARS missiles, and they have no reserve capacity. In parallel, the Russian army was able to quickly increase production.
