REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to announce a $325 million military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday to coincide with a visit to Washington by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a U.S. official said on Wednesday on condition of anonymity.
The weapons aid package was expected to include the second tranche of cluster munitions fired by a 155 millimeter Howitzer cannon, the U.S official said.
Ukraine got an initial tranche of M864 155 millimeter artillery rounds in July 2023.
Sending 155 millimeter artillery rounds with cluster munitions has eased the drain on standard "unitary" 155 millimeter shells, which the U.S. also plans to include in this shipment.
Since the Russian invasion in February 2022 the U.S. has sent more than $40 billion worth of security assistance to Ukraine.
Persons:
unpack, Valentyn, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Biden, Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu, David Ljunggren, Bill Berkrot
Organizations:
U.S, Boryspil, REUTERS, NATO, RTX Corp, Raytheon, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Lockheed, Presidential, Authority, Capitol, White, Thomson
Locations:
Ukraine, Kyiv, Washington, Russian