The United States has announced a military aid package worth USD 250 million for Ukraine, the final package of this year. Congress will now need to decide whether to continue supporting Kyiv’s battle against the Russian invasion or not.

Washington: As 2023 comes to an end, the months-long war between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate day by day. Amid the ongoing conflict, the United States, that has been providing continuous assistance to Ukraine, has announced a military aid package worth USD 250 million to the country. Notably, this is the final package that the US will provide to Ukraine until Congress gives the green signal to President Joe Biden’s administration’s funding requests, as reported by CNN. Providing details about the military package, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated, in a statement, on Wednesday that the USD 250 million package will be granted to the war-torn country under previously directed drawdowns for Ukraine.

“This package provides up to USD 250 million of arms and equipment under previously directed drawdowns for Ukraine. Capabilities provided in today’s package include air defence munitions, other air defence system components, additional ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, anti-armour munitions, and over 15 million rounds of ammunition,” Blinken said in a statement.

The Biden administration, last week, revealed its intention to unveil one additional Ukraine security package before the end of the year. However, it emphasised that it would be the final package that the United States could extend to Ukraine without obtaining explicit approval from lawmakers.