United States defense department to provide $300 million in security assistance to Ukraine

The U.S. Department of Defense will provide an additional $300 million in security assistance to Ukraine, to include laser-guided rocket systems, drones, and commercial satellite imagery services.

“This announcement represents the beginning of a contracting process to provide new capabilities to Ukraine’s Armed Forces,” Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.

(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Leslie Adler)