U.S. to send $1 billion in military aid to bolster Ukrainian fight

BRUSSELS — The United States will send an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, President Biden announced Wednesday, bolstering Ukrainian forces as they are pummeled by a Russian offensive in the country’s east.

The massive arms package, which will include ammunition, artillery systems and, for the first time from the United States, mobile Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers, underscores the high stakes of Ukraine’s attempt to repel a powerful Russian assault in the Donbas region and fears that the Kremlin could still target port cities such as Odessa.