THE Washington announced today an additional $325 million in military aid to Ukraine, primarily aimed at strengthening Ukrainian air defenses against Russian forces.

The new aid is mainly for air defense equipment, artillery ammunition, anti-tank weapons and armored vehicles, according to a State Department statement.

The US is the country that has militarily bolstered Ukraine more than any other in the world, having delivered or pledged to deliver more than $39.7 billion worth of weapons systems since the start of the Russian invasion.

This new aid package comes at a time when Kiev has launched a counterattack against Russian forces in southern and eastern Ukraine, aiming to liberate the territories occupied by Russia.

Washington had already announced on Friday a military aid package of about $2 billion, mostly for air defense equipment.