The United States is again all set to announce a weaponry aid worth $200 million to Ukraine today (Tuesday) as it begins to dole out $6.2 billion of funds discovered after a Pentagon accounting error over-valued billions of Ukraine aid, said Biden administration sources said on Monday.Recently in May, the Pentagon announced that it has mistakenly assigned a higher than warranted value to the US weaponry shipped to Kyiv when staff used replacement value instead of depreciated value to tabulate the billions worth of ammunition, missiles and other equipment sent to Ukraine.Weaponry aid to Ukraine is a need at this hourAmid the Russian invasion, the Zelenky-led country needs the weaponry shipped from the US, which would be delivered in days or weeks, to combat Putins forces. The aid will be beneficial for the nation.According to US officials, Joe Bidens administration is currently working on a supplemental budget request to continue to aid Kyiv.Also, it is expected that todays (Tuesday) announcement of $200 million would be the first tranche of the $6.2 billion windfall of previously authorized Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), the officials said.What does it includeIn this aid, the US is providing items like clearing equipment, TOW and AT4 anti-tank weapons, guns and ammunition, air defence interceptors made by Lockheed Martin Corp for the Patriot system, Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and Javelin anti-tank missiles made by a joint venture between Lockheed and RTX Corp, along with other equipment to Ukraine to fight against the Russian forces.
