
The U.S. has approved a new $625 million weapons package for Ukraine, which will include sending Kyiv four more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launchers. The new security aid deal, which includes capabilities to be drawn from existing Pentagon inventories, arrives as Ukraine pushes ahead with its counter-offensive amid Russia’s attempts to annex regions of the country as part of its ongoing invasion. “The capabilities in this package are tailored to meet Ukraine’s immediate needs,” Laura Cooper, deputy assistant…