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Austin Details Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s New Assistance Efforts As Fight Heads Into Winter

Austin Details Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s New Assistance Efforts As Fight Heads Into Winter
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley conduct a press briefing after hosting world leaders in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday detailed new security assistance efforts announced during the latest meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, to include further bolstering Kyiv’s air defense capabilities as its war against Russia’s invasion heads into the winter months. “All of these initiatives help prepare the Ukrainians to consolidate their gains during the winter and to prepare to seize new initiatives in the spring. You can see this Contact Group’s ongoing unity and commitment in some of the…

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