UA defense minister shares new US military aid package details

Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov thanked the United States for the new military aid package and shared information about the weapons Ukraine is about to receive.

Rubryka reports, referring to the Twitter of the minister of defense.

"Another US military aid package for the Ukrainian army is not a Christmas present. These are what is necessary for work: on holidays & weekdays, during the day & night, in the snow, rain & heat. This is a struggle for life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness," Reznikov stressed.

The list of military aid includes:

• one Patriot system;
• 500 high-precision 155-mm artillery shells;
• 45, 000 152-mm artillery shells;
• 20,000 122-mm artillery shells;
• 100,000 125-mm tank ammunition;
• 30 mortar systems of various calibers;
• 37 armored vehicles "Cougar" (MRAP);
• 120 HMMWV light tactical off-road armored vehicles;
• night vision devices;
• satellite terminals and their maintenance, etc.

We will remind you that US President Joe Biden ordered the allocation of $1 billion for defense assistance to Ukraine. Then the US State Department announced aid for another 850 million dollars.

Later, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken officially announced a new military aid package for Ukraine for $1.85 billion. This package also provides for the Patriot air defense system.

Visit of President Volodymyr Zelensky to the USA

On December 21, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky paid an official visit to the White House. This is Zelensky's first such trip abroad since russia's full-scale invasion.

Zelensky and Biden held talks for two hours in the Oval Office. After that, Zelensky and Biden held a joint press conference.

The President of Ukraine also spoke before the US Congress.

The United States Congress gave a standing ovation 21 times during the speech of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, who called for joint action against russia's aggression.