Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby gave more details on weapons shipping to Ukraine during a briefing on March 21, 2022.
“I would say that Ukrainians have been extraordinarily effective at preventing the Russians from achieving air superiority by the agility and the nimble way in which they are marshaling their own air defense resources,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said during a briefing on March 21, 2022.
“And that includes everything from aircraft to surface-to-air missile systems, both short range and long range.”
Kirby told reporters that the United States continues to provide such systems to the Ukrainians and is also working with allies and partners to help find others who are also willing to provide assistance.
On Thursday of last week, the president committed an additional $800 million in security assistance to the Ukrainians including 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 2,000 Javelin anti-tank missile systems, 1,000 light anti-armor weapons, 6,000 AT-4 anti-armor systems and 100 tactical unmanned aerial systems.
Kirby said the Defense Department is now actively working to fill out this most recent drawdown package for Ukraine and that “shipments will be arriving very, very soon.”