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All the weapons and ammunition the US has sent to Ukraine since Russia's invasion

Sep 15, 2023, 01:16 IST
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Soldiers load a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS ) from a US Special Operations MC-130J aircraft during military exercises at Spilve Airport in Riga, Latvia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.AP Photo/Roman Koksarov
  • The US has committed more than $43.8 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia's invasion.
  • That includes more than 2,000 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, or MANPADS.
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When Russia invaded Ukraine, the conventional wisdom — in both Moscow and Washington — was that the country would fall within weeks, if not days. Now, almost 600 days later, Russia — instead of celebrating a grand victory — is fighting off a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Ukraine's surprising resiliency is a credit to a military that remade itself after 2014 when Russia illegally annexed Crimea and sent troops and arms into the Donbas following the Maidan revolution. But it's also a product of support from the United States and its European allies.

Since February 2022, the US has provided more than $43.8 billion in security assistance to Ukraine — and $21.9 billion since President Joe Biden took office — including some 80,000 artillery rounds and an undisclosed amount of ordinance for the advanced HIMARS artillery system credited with pushing back Russian forces in the east of the country.

In early September, the Biden administration announced a $600 million aid package that includes more HIMARS ammunition and, for the first time, depleted uranium tank rounds.

According to a fact sheet released by the State Department, the US had by early December provided Ukraine with the following weapons systems and ammunition:

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  • Over 2,00 Stinger anti-aircraft systems;
  • Over 10,000 Javelin anti-armor systems;
  • Over 80,000 other anti-armor systems and munitions;
  • Over 700 Switchblade Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;
  • 198 155mm Howitzers and more than 2 million 155mm artillery rounds;
  • More than 7,000 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds;
  • More than 20,000 155mm rounds of Remote Anti-Armor Mine (RAAM) Systems;
  • 72 105mm Howitzers and more than 500,000 105mm artillery rounds;
  • More than 600 tactical vehicles to tow and haul equipment;
  • 131 tactical vehicles to recover equipment;
  • 38 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and ammunition;
  • 40 120mm mortar systems
  • More than 7,000 Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
  • 10 command post vehicles;
  • 12 National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and munitions;
  • HAWK air defense systems and munitions;
  • Avenger air defense systems;
  • High-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);
  • 20 Mi-17 helicopters;
  • 45 T-72B tanks;
  • Over 2,000 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs);
  • Over 100 light tactical vehicles;
  • 186 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles;
  • 31 Abrams tanks;
  • 189 Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers;
  • 300 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers;
  • 250 M1117 Armored Security Vehicles
  • More than 500 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs);
  • Mine clearing equipment and systems;
  • Over 35,000 grenade launchers and small arms;
  • Over 300 million rounds of small arms ammunition;
  • Over 100,000 sets of body armor and helmets;
  • Phoenix Ghost Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;
  • Laser-guided rocket systems;
  • Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems;
  • Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial Systems;
  • Two radars for Unmanned Aerial Systems;
  • Unmanned Coastal Defense Vessels;
  • Over 70 counter-artillery and counter-mortar radars;
  • 20 multi-mission radars;
  • Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems and equipment;
  • Counter air defense capability;
  • 21 air surveillance radars;
  • Two harpoon coastal defense systems;
  • 62 coastal and riverine patrol boats;
  • M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel munitions;
  • C-4 explosives, demolition munitions, and demolition equipment for obstacle clearing;
  • Obstacle emplacement equipment;
  • Tactical secure communications systems;
  • Four satellite communications antennas;
  • Thousands of night vision devices, surveillance systems, thermal imagery systems, optics, and laser rangefinders;
  • Commercial satellite imagery services;
  • Explosive ordnance disposal equipment and protective gear;
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear protective equipment;
  • 300 armored medical treatment vehicles;
  • Generators;
  • Medical supplies to include first aid kits, bandages, monitors, and other equipment;
  • Electronic jamming equipment;
  • Field equipment, cold weather gear, and spare parts;
  • Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.
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