U.S. to send $300 million aid package to Ukraine amid congressional standoff

The White House on Tuesday confirmed that it would send a military aid package to Ukraine amid mounting Russian gains in the Donbas region after the fall of the fortress town of Avdiivka.

Congress has not approved additional funding for Kyiv and the $300 million aid package has been funded largely through Pentagon credits, The Hill reported. Other sources of funds reportedly included savings from previously overvaluing other purchases.

Speaking to reporters, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that Ukrainian troops have been " forced to ration their ammunition under pressure on multiple fronts, and we’re already seeing the effects on the battlefield."

"When Russian troops advance and its guns fire, Ukraine does not have enough ammunition to fire back," he continued. "That's costing terrain, it’s costing lives and it’s costing us the United States and NATO Alliance strategically."

Russian forces last month seized the critical fortress town of Avdiivka, one of the last Ukrainian bastions on the pre-war ceasefire line with the breakaway pro-Russian governments. Moscow's armies have since expanded the zone of control around the city and made minor advancements across the front lines.

The Senate last month approved a supplemental foreign aid package to provide support to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, though the House has not approved the legislation and further U.S. aid to Kyiv remains in doubt.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.