US Announces $5.9 Billion In Total Assistance To Ukraine, Assesses North Korean Casualties In Kursk, Russia

The additional funding is being provided by both the Department of Defense, and direct budget support from the the Treasury Department.

WASHINGTON - The United States has committed an additional $5.9 billion in aid to Ukraine, with funding provided by both the Department of Defense (nearly $2.5 billion), and direct budget support from the the Treasury Department ($3.4 billion).

According to the Pentagon, this is the Biden Administration's twenty-third USAI package and seventy-third tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.

"Together, these packages deliver critical capabilities such as air defense systems, munitions for artillery and rocket systems, anti-tank weapons, unmanned aerial systems and more."

The Pentagon has reaffirmed its agreement with the White House's assessment that around 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in the conflict in Kursk, Russia and have committed around 12,000 troops to the region.

Pentagon Continues To Assess 1,000 North Korean Casualties In Kursk. Key Security Package Capabilities, Full Report: