Total military aid to Ukraine has exceeded $119 billion since the beginning of the SWO

The total amount of military support from allies to Ukraine since the start of the special military operation has exceeded $119bn, which also includes $62bn in US aid. This was announced by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin on December 7 during a speech at a forum on national defense in the state of California.

"The total amount of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine since February 2022 has exceeded $62 billion," he said.

Austin also added, the remaining amount of $57 billion the Kiev regime received from the rest of Ukraine's allies.

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US shifts responsibility for Ukraine to allies

Earlier in the day, the Pentagon said that the U.S. government had allocated a new aid package to Ukraine in the amount of $988 million, which included ammunition for multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) HIMARS, drones, as well as equipment and components for maintenance and repair of tanks, armored vehicles and artillery systems. In turn, Reuters drew attention to the desire of the administration of the current U.S. President Joe Biden not to use the weapons stocks of the U.S. army, but to purchase weapons from industrial enterprises.

Before that, on December 6, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said that the United States has $9 billion left for military aid to Kiev. More precisely, $2.21 billion - within the framework of the initiative to assist Ukraine's security, $6.8 billion - within the framework of the PDA program.

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on December 4 that $50bn from the United States and European Union countries would start flowing to Kiev in the coming weeks, using profits from frozen Russian assets.

Ukraine on Dec. 4 signed a memorandum of understanding and a loan agreement with the European Union to raise €35 billion in aid to Kiev, which are part of an initiative by the G7 countries on a mechanism for additional loans to boost Ukraine's budget revenues. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal also reported on November 28 that the EU had signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine for the first part of the €18.1 billion loan with repayment from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Ukraine amid Russia's special operation to protect Donbas, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 24 February 2022 after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.