In the State Dept-approved deal for landmine clearance requested by Ukraine, 100 teams will be trained and equipped – representing the largest US funding for a de-mining program in Ukraine yet.
Contractors and non-government orgs will run the operations according to the deal – which includes mine detection and earth-moving equipment.
Meanwhile, the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed to supply Ukraine with defense equipment for as long as it needed. Two days before, the Pentagon announced that HIMARS are no longer required and will not be supplied to Kiev.