KIEV, July 18 (Sputnik) – One hundred High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, or Humvees, were delivered to Ukraine on Saturday, US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt said Saturday.
"Another 100 humvees for #Ukraine delivered to #Odesa this morning," Pyatt said on his Twitter.
Another 100 humvees for #Ukraine delivered to #Odesa this morning — making good on @VP's commitment in March pic.twitter.com/2i9Q50kkH6
— Geoffrey Pyatt (@GeoffPyatt) July 18, 2015
A first batch of 10 Humvees was delivered to Ukraine in March.
The vehicles are delivered to Ukraine within the framework of non-lethal military aid program to Kiev, whose forces are fighting independence supporters of Ukraine’s southeast.
Washington has been providing Kiev with non-lethal military assistance over the past year. In April, the United States sent 300 troops to Ukraine to train the country’s National Guard.
