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Ukraine wamedhihirisha uwezo wao wa kutumia kidogo walichopewa, vitu kama HIMARS wamevitumia vizuri na kupokeza adhabu, sasa wanapandishwa ngazi na kupewa madubwasha ya maana, kama haya hapa kazi yake kudungua ndege, mizinga, drones na chochote cha kupaa angani.
NASAMS are surface-to-air missile systems capable of detecting and hitting targets at distances of up to 180 kilometers (111.8 miles). The systems were first authorized by the Department of Defense (DOD) on July 1 as part of the $770 million Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
"These defensive systems will further contribute to protecting Ukrainians from enemy air threats, to include aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles," Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder said at the briefing.
Ryder said that as of Friday the U.S. has committed approximately $15.1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on February 24.
Other assistance promised under the USAI includes up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition and four additional counter-artillery radars.
The announcement from the DOD comes roughly a week after several successful counteroffensives from Ukrainian troops recaptured Russian-controlled areas in the northeastern region of the country, including the city of Izium. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address on Wednesday that Ukraine had successfully taken back over 3,000 square miles of territory in the past two weeks.
NASAMS are surface-to-air missile systems capable of detecting and hitting targets at distances of up to 180 kilometers (111.8 miles). The systems were first authorized by the Department of Defense (DOD) on July 1 as part of the $770 million Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
"These defensive systems will further contribute to protecting Ukrainians from enemy air threats, to include aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles," Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder said at the briefing.
Ryder said that as of Friday the U.S. has committed approximately $15.1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on February 24.
Other assistance promised under the USAI includes up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition and four additional counter-artillery radars.
The announcement from the DOD comes roughly a week after several successful counteroffensives from Ukrainian troops recaptured Russian-controlled areas in the northeastern region of the country, including the city of Izium. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address on Wednesday that Ukraine had successfully taken back over 3,000 square miles of territory in the past two weeks.