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Ukraine weapons package ‘ready to go’ once aid bill clears Congress

It will take the Pentagon less than a week to deliver some weapons to Ukrainian units who have been forced to ration artillery and air defense rounds, officials say

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April 19, 2024 at 3:16 p.m. EDT
U.S. Air Force personnel in Dover, Del., move pallets of explosive charges for 155mm artillery ammunition bound for Ukraine in October 2022. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
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The Pentagon has a massive infusion of military aid for Ukraine “ready to go,” U.S. officials said, once a long-delayed funding measure, which is expected to pass the House this weekend, clears the Senate next week and President Biden signs it into law.

The Defense Department, which has warned that Ukraine would steadily cede more ground to Russian forces and face staggering casualties without urgent action on Capitol Hill, began assembling the assistance package well before the coming votes in a bid to speed the process, these people said.