Pentagon sends $200 million in defense aid to Ukraine

The Pentagon said it will provide $200 million in defensive aid to Ukraine, Daily Sabah reports.

The funds will be used "for additional training, equipment and advisory efforts to build the defensive capacity of Ukraine's forces," the Pentagon said in a statement.

According to the statement, the aid "reaffirms the long-standing defense relationship between the United States and Ukraine and brings the total U.S. security sector assistance to Ukraine to more than $1 billion since 2014."