Pentagon Announces New $1.7 Billion Warmongering Package for the Ukraine

The Congress does the big tens of billions of dollar packages for the Ukraine.

But then the government just randomly sends them “top offs” as needed. Sometimes these overlap with the packages the Congress voted on and sometimes they just appear from nowhere.

New York Post:

The Pentagon announced $1.7 billion in new military assistance for Ukraine on Monday, including missiles, ammunition and anti-tank weapons to counter Russia’s invasion.

The package includes $200 million in immediate assistance drawn from existing weapons and equipment stockpiles within the Department of Defense and a $1.5 billion long-term commitment from Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds.

The firepower heading Ukraine’s way includes surface-to-air missiles; short- and medium-range air defense munitions; RIM-7 missiles for air defense; electronic warfare equipment; High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) rockets; artillery and mortar rounds; Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles; and Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank weapons, among other pieces of equipment.

The latest package represents the 62nd drawdown of military equipment for Ukraine authorized by President Biden and the 20th tranche distributed under USAI, according to the Pentagon.

Sixty-two is not a small number.

No one even knows the total amount that has been sent to the Ukraine.