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US unveils $500m military aid for Ukraine as Russia closes in on key city

Ukrainian soldiers of the 38th brigade in the 2s1 artillery, in the direction of Pokrovsk, Ukraine [File: Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu]

The United States will give $500m in military aid to Ukraine as part of an 11th-hour push by outgoing President Joe Biden to bolster the country’s defences before he leaves office early next year.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled the “significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment” on Thursday, which will include High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, ammunition, drones and armoured vehicles.

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