Pentagon chief announces allocation of new military aid to Ukraine worth $500 mln

14:06, 09.01.2025 1 min read

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III officially announced the allocation of new military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $500 million at the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the Ramstein format), which is taking place on Thursday in Germany.

The Pentagon chief said at the meeting that he was announcing a new assistance package from the Presidential Drawdown Authority worth $500 million.

For Austin, this is the last meeting in the Ramstein format as the US Secretary of Defense.

He indicated that the new military aid includes additional missiles for Ukrainian air defense, more ammunition, more air-to-ground munitions and other equipment to support Ukrainian F-16s.

The Pentagon said that during the upcoming 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on January 9, they intend to determine Ukraine's defense capabilities in support of deterrence forces until 2027.