Revealing the amount of US weapons transferred to Ukraine during the tense war

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 The US has transferred to Ukraine about 80% of the pledged howitzers along with thousands of Javelin anti-tank missiles, ammunition.


Russia's RT news agency, citing information from the US Department of Defense on May 2, said that the US military delivered about 80% of M777 howitzers along with half of the 155 mm caliber ammunition committed by the administration of President Joe Biden. supplied to Kiev last month. In addition, the US also provides almost all anti-aircraft radars, anti-aircraft artillery, and 5,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles. However, the US has not yet handed over any helicopters to Ukraine.


Initially, the Biden administration promised to supply Ukraine with 18 howitzers, then pledged 72 more howitzers, 140,000 155 mm caliber ammunition, 10 anti-aircraft radars, 2 anti-aircraft radars, and 200 armored vehicles. troop transport, 100 Humvee military vehicles and 11 Mi-17 helicopters.


According to the Pentagon, half of the 155 mm ammunition has been delivered to Ukraine, with the rest continuing to be delivered almost daily. In total, the US provided Ukraine with 72 howitzers along with almost all radars. A grenade is a short cannon, placed at a large angle of inclination, which fires projectiles in a relatively high trajectory. According to the US military, howitzers can fire up to 4 rounds per minute.


In the past 24 hours, a total of 14 military transport planes have taken off from the US to transport weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, the next day there were 11 more flights and 23 flights from 5 other countries. . These flights were supposed to land in Poland, weapons and military equipment were then transferred across the Ukrainian border by rail or road.


The Pentagon also revealed that training of Ukrainian servicemen in the use of new howitzers is also taking place in Germany. The US Florida National Guard stationed there undertakes this training. More than 170 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained to operate the M777 howitzer, while about 50 other service members have completed the training. About 20 Ukrainian servicemen have begun a week-long training to use the Phoenix Ghost tactical drone. However, the US has not yet delivered the Mi-17 helicopters to Kiev.


According to the Pentagon, Ukraine has so far received about 5,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles. The US military has withdrawn the Javelin and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles that are available in stock and also from the manufacturer Raytheon. Raytheon Corporation warned that it will take years to replenish the US stockpile after the delivery of a large number of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine.


The US is one of the countries that has donated a large amount of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine since Russia launched a special military operation in this neighboring country at the end of February. Washington began providing weapons. heavier weapons, instead of focusing solely on anti-aircraft and man-portable anti-tank missiles as in the early stages of the conflict.


Since the outbreak of hostilities, the Ukrainian army has lost about 1,246 artillery pieces, excluding multiple rocket launchers, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Russian forces have repeatedly attacked warehouses where Western arms are transferred to Ukraine, and warned that any foreign weapons shipments into Ukraine could become a "legitimate target of attack" by Russia. Moscow.

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