Ukraine Gets $35 Billion in Military Aid Pledges After Attacks
Soldiers operate a self-propelled howitzer to strike Russian targets in the Pokrovsky direction in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Jan. 23.
Photographer: Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesUK Defense Secretary John Healey said allies have pledged as much as $35 billion in new military aid to Ukraine to strengthen its air defenses after a series of massive Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure and civilian targets.
The new commitments follow a meeting to coordinate support for Kyiv in Brussels on Thursday as Europe rushes to shore up the war-battered country with Moscow’s full-scale invasion approaching its four-year mark.