Ukraine is seemingly determined to continue its drone strikes targeting Russian industrial infrastructure, despite the United States signaling its disapproval of the attacks, The Economist reported on April 18.

This week, however, after months of dithering, Congress approved $40bn of such assistance, a sum roughly equivalent to all America’s military aid to Ukraine since the war began. (There was also some humanitarian aid and help for I srael and Taiwan) Joe Biden,

The Biden administration also disclosed it had secretly delivered long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, which were used to target a Russian airfield in Crimea.

The Pentagon announced a military package worth $1 billion for Ukraine, as the United States rushes to send new weaponry to the besieged ally following months of delays.