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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hold a News Conference Following Virtual Meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group

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Biden Administration Announces Historic New Security Assistance Package for Ukraine

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Ukraine Fact Sheet – 26 Apr.

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.@SecDef: Ukraine needs our help to win today. And they will still need our help when the war is over. pic.twitter.com/exEgG1R1yW
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) April 28, 2022

.@SecDef & I have had over 200 engagements with industry in the last year. Our senior acquisitions leaders meet weekly to discuss progress & priorities. They're taking inputs on Ukrainian needs & working with armaments directors in other parts of the world, especially Europe. pic.twitter.com/4hEybkH1Pf
— Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks (@DepSecDef) April 27, 2022

Task Force-82 hosted a press conference with Pentagon Press Secretary, John Kirby; Lt. Gen. Josh S. Kolasheski, commanding general of V Corps; and Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, on April 24. The press conference covered pic.twitter.com/UmxaiRTJRY
— All American Division (@82ndABNDiv) April 27, 2022

.@USMC M777 towed 155 mm howitzers bound for Ukraine are loaded onto a @USAirForce C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at @March_ARB. pic.twitter.com/l4mNCiFnc5
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) April 27, 2022

.@SecDef: Ukraine’s valor and skill will go down in military history. The Battle of Iwo Jima took 36 days. The Battle of the Bulge lasted 40 days. And Ukraine has now beaten back the Russian military for 63 days. pic.twitter.com/qqqG8bMRrl
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) April 27, 2022

Russia is waging a war of choice to indulge the ambitions of one man. Ukraine is fighting a war of necessity to defend it democracy, it’s sovereignty, and it citizens.
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) April 27, 2022

It’s been a great day here at @RamsteinAirBase. More than 40 countries from around the globe came together to discuss concrete ways to continue helping Ukraine fight against Russia’s unjust, unprovoked invasion. pic.twitter.com/uMEvfAbvCM
— John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) April 26, 2022

Today’s gathering wouldn’t be possible without the leadership of my friend Minister @oleksiireznikov. These 40+ nations are all here today because of the remarkable job Ukraine has done defending itself. Their valor and skill will go down in military history. pic.twitter.com/vYWDEgR39d
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) April 26, 2022