Explainer | Weapons for Ukraine: Who has sent what?
- Allies have been arming Ukraine to help stymie Russia’s much larger and better-equipped military
- However Kyiv has complained that it is still outgunned and pleaded for more heavy weaponry
The United States has agreed to supply Ukraine with advanced rocket launch systems to try to turn the tide of the war in the eastern Donbas region, where the city of Severodonetsk looks poised to fall to Russian forces.
Despite multiple countries sending arms to Ukraine since Russia invaded on February 24, Kyiv has complained that it is still outgunned and pleaded for more heavy weapons.
Here is a look at the weaponry sent or promised so far. This is not an exhaustive list as some nations keep their donations secret.
United States
The US said on Tuesday it had agreed to Kyiv’s request for Himars multiple-rocket launchers, which will allow Ukrainian forces to hit deeper behind Russian lines while staying out of range of Russian artillery.
The Himars, which will be limited in range by the US to prevent Ukrainian forces using them to strike targets inside Russia, are the centrepiece of a US$700 million package of weapons to be paid for from a US$40 billion fund for Ukraine approved by Congress last month.
The Biden administration has already sent US$4.5 billion in military aid since the war began.