President Biden has announced a new batch of military aid weapons packages bound for Ukraine as the war in the country’s eastern Donbas region begins to intensify. The security assistance package will include “additional artillery munitions, radars, and other equipment.”

“Today, the United States is continuing our strong support for the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their country against Russia’s ongoing aggression,” Biden said in a White House release on May 6, 2022.

This is the 9th installment of US military aid to Ukraine and is worth around $150 million. An unnamed Pentagon official disclosed that the batch of weapons includes 25,000 155mm artillery rounds, electronic disruption equipment, field equipment, and three AN/TPQ-36 counter-artillery radars.

“The United States has provided a historic amount of security assistance to Ukraine at rapid speed. We are sending the weapons and equipment that Congress has authorized directly to the front lines of freedom in Ukraine.”

The pledge, which amounts to $150 million, was pooled from the $250 million left in Biden’s presidential drawdown authority power bestowed upon the president to consign surplus weapons and equipment from the US arsenal without the need for congressional approval.

Before this batch, the Biden administration had sent a military package that included 144,000 artillery rounds, 121 Phoenix ghost drones, and 72 howitzers collective worth around $800 million.

In his statement, Biden noted that his drawdown funding is close to depletion and urged Congress to approve his additional budget request swiftly.

“My Administration has nearly exhausted funding that can be used to send security assistance through drawdown authorities for Ukraine. For Ukraine to succeed in this next phase of war… the U.S. must continue to demonstrate our unity and our resolve to keep the weapons and ammunition flowing to Ukraine, without interruption,” Biden said.