JAKARTA - United States Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, ordered the suspension of several missile and ammunition shipments to Ukraine, including dozens of Patriot interceptor missiles, more than 100 Hellfire missiles, and dozens of Stinger missiles due to shrinking ammunition stocks.
The suspension order was reported by NBC News citing its sources, as reported by Russian news agency RIA Novosti, Wednesday, July 2.
Ukraine will also not get thousands of 155 mm of high explosive ammunition and more than 250 precision guided missile Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS).
AnTARA reported that an order to suspend the shipment was issued weeks after Hegseth began a review of US ammunition stocks, which have shrunk over the past few years due to massive shipments to Ukraine and the Middle East.
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"This decision was made to put the interests of the United States first after a review by DOD (Deepartment of Defense) on the support and military assistance of our country to other countries around the world," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told NBC News.
"The force of the United States Armed Forces remains undisputed", he continued.
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