If the extra $20 billion materializes, Ukraine would use the cash for air defenses, expanded contributions to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, the NATO-led program where allies buy weapons for Ukraine from the United States, as well as buying more drones, ammunition, electronic warfare equipment, long-range capabilities, and direct purchases from Ukrainian defense companies.
The goal is to use the funds to continue Ukraine’s increasingly devastating attacks on Russia.
Kyiv has ramped up its drone and missile technology and in recent months has launched a multi-layered campaign — from short-range drones that have made the frontline a no-go zone, mid-range drones that are pummeling Russian logistics and transport networks resulting in increasing fuel and supply shortages, as well as drone and missile attacks deep inside Russia hitting factories, oil refineries, ports and other strategic objectives.
“Ukrainian unmanned systems are successfully operating at various levels: from carrying out missions on the front lines to striking key enemy targets hundreds of kilometers deep into enemy territory,” Zelenskyy said on social media on Thursday.
The senior Ukrainian official credited aid from key allies like Germany, Norway and the Netherlands for helping shift the dynamic in the war.
The Ukraine attacks have prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to call for stronger air defenses.
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