Missiles, air defences, artillery shells – why $61bn bill is a lifeline for Ukraine

Nick Reynolds, research fellow for land warfare at the London-based security think-tank Rusi, said the bill’s passing was “massively significant”. “This is a lifeline, quite simply,” he told i. “The Ukrainians are desperately short of artillery ammunition…. they were running out.”... Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at RUSI, pointed out that of the $61bn, around $13bn was to replenish US weapons stockpiles. “Around $28 billion is for direct provision of materiel to Ukraine: $13.9bn to help Ukraine buy equipment and $13.7bn to purchase US systems for Ukraine,” he said.