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US Commits $425M More For Ukraine’s Security Needs

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Ukrainian troops have been conducting a ground offensive in Kursk since August and control several hundred square miles of Russian territory.

The United States announced on Friday that it will allocate an additional $425 million in military aid to Ukraine, a significant boost in support following revelations that thousands of North Korean soldiers may soon enter the battlefield to oppose Ukrainian troops.

The Defense Department confirmed that the aid package “will give Ukraine enhanced capabilities to address its most critical needs,” supplying them with air defense interceptors, ammunition for rocket systems and artillery, armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons to strengthen their military posture.

“The United States will continue to work… to meet Ukraine’s urgently needed battlefield requirements and defend against Russian aggression,” it added.

The statement specified that this package, to be supplied directly from US inventories, will include additional air-to-ground munitions, medical kits, demolition charges, and spare parts—critical components to aid Ukraine’s sustained defense efforts.

“We’ve not yet seen these troops deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces, but we would expect that to happen in the coming days,” Blinken told a news conference.

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A day earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disclosed that, out of an estimated 10,000 North Korean troops reportedly sent to Russia, as many as 8,000 have been stationed in the Kursk region, close to Ukraine’s border, marking an intensifying alignment between Moscow and Pyongyang in the ongoing conflict.

Russia and North Korea have deepened their political and military alliance as the Ukraine war has dragged on, but sending Pyongyang’s troops into combat against Kyiv’s forces would mark a significant escalation that has sparked international concern.

The United States has been a key military backer of Ukraine, committing more than $60 billion in weapons, ammunition and other security aid since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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