The US government is providing another $6 billion in military aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said on Friday.
The latest tranche of weapons will include artillery ammunition as well as missiles for the US-made Patriot air defence systems, Austin said following an online meeting of the Washington-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
The announcement comes after the US Senate approved new aid totalling around $61 billion for Kiev late on Tuesday evening - thus paving the way for new arms deliveries after months of domestic political deadlock.
On Wednesday US President Joe Biden announced an immediate new military package totalling $1 billion. This primarily involved equipment for air defence, artillery, missile systems and armoured vehicles from the US military's stocks.