The weapons the U.S. and allies are providing to Ukraine
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The U.S. has given more than $2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, with about $1 billion last week alone, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an impassioned plea for more from Congress, asking for more defensive assistance as his country struggles to fight off the Russian invasion. 100 grenade launchers 5,000 rifles 1,000 pistols 400 machine guns 400 shotguns Over 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenade launcher and mortar rounds 25,000 sets of body armor 25,000 helmets
There are some items Ukrainians want that the U.S. cannot provide, either because of a lack of inventory or the risk of provoking a wider war.
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