WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday announced $125 million in new military aid for Kyiv, as Ukrainian forces push ahead with a surprise offensive inside Russian territory.
The aid package underscores “our unwavering commitment to (Ukraine) as they continue to battle back against Russian aggression,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the aid would be drawn from American stockpiles and “includes air defense interceptors, munitions for rocket systems and artillery, multi-mission radars, and anti-tank weapons.”
The equipment “will help Ukraine protect its troops, its people and its cities from Russian attacks and reinforce its capabilities across the front lines,” he said in a statement.
The United States has been a key military backer of Ukraine, committing more than $55 billion in weapons, ammunition and other security aid since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The latest aid announcement comes as Kyiv’s troops press an attack into Russia’s western Kursk region — a surprise offensive that appears to be the most significant attack on Russian soil since Moscow launched the invasion of its neighbor.
Kirby said that the United States is “in touch with our Ukrainian counterparts, and we are working to gain a better understanding of what they’re doing, what their goals are, what their strategy is.”
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US announces $125m in new military aid for Ukraine
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US announces $125m in new military aid for Ukraine
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the aid would be drawn from American stockpiles
- “Includes air defense interceptors, munitions for rocket systems and artillery, multi-mission radars, and anti-tank weapons“
Japan bear victim’s watch shows last movements
- Bears have killed a record 13 people in Japan this year and injured more than 200 others
- The hiker’s GPS watch was retrieved after the fatal attack on August 14
TOKYO: The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next day, a newspaper report said.
Bears have killed a record 13 people in Japan this year and injured more than 200 others, while reports of the creatures roaming near schools and rampaging in supermarkets have heightened anxiety, especially in rural northern regions.
The hiker’s GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack on August 14, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
Data from the device showed that at around 11 a.m. it suddenly deviated from the hiking trail in Hokkaido and went down a forested slope, the daily said.
In an area of thick brush, it repeatedly circled and passed over the same spot.
The watch also showed that the man’s heart stopped beating about 100 to 130 meters (yards) from the trail, indicating that he died there.
The watch remained in the same spot all night but moved again around 9 a.m. the next morning, traveling several hundred meters through the brush.
This suggests the brown bear had come back and dragged the man’s body away, the Asahi said.
Three days later, on August 15, a bear with two cubs was spotted dragging his body in its mouth. All three animals were killed.
A mound of earth made by the bear was found nearby and traces of the man — who was engaged to be married — were discovered, the report added.
The victim’s parents were asked to identify the body, but police asked them only to look at his face because of the extent of injuries.
Bears have killed a record 13 people in Japan this year and injured more than 200 others, while reports of the creatures roaming near schools and rampaging in supermarkets have heightened anxiety, especially in rural northern regions.
The hiker’s GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack on August 14, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
Data from the device showed that at around 11 a.m. it suddenly deviated from the hiking trail in Hokkaido and went down a forested slope, the daily said.
In an area of thick brush, it repeatedly circled and passed over the same spot.
The watch also showed that the man’s heart stopped beating about 100 to 130 meters (yards) from the trail, indicating that he died there.
The watch remained in the same spot all night but moved again around 9 a.m. the next morning, traveling several hundred meters through the brush.
This suggests the brown bear had come back and dragged the man’s body away, the Asahi said.
Three days later, on August 15, a bear with two cubs was spotted dragging his body in its mouth. All three animals were killed.
A mound of earth made by the bear was found nearby and traces of the man — who was engaged to be married — were discovered, the report added.
The victim’s parents were asked to identify the body, but police asked them only to look at his face because of the extent of injuries.
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