OREANDA-NEWS  The United States will provide Ukraine with a new package of military assistance, which will include, in particular, ammunition for Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems and HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, said John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the National Security Council.

"We are using the package we are announcing today to provide Ukraine with additional ammunition," he said at a White House briefing.

Kirby added that the assistance that is allocated from the Pentagon's presence also includes additional Avanger and Stinger air defense systems, anti-tank warfare equipment.