The United States will provide 18 patrol boats to help protect the riverways of Ukraine.
The package includes two 35-foot small-unit riverine craft, six 40-foot maritime combat craft, and ten-34-foot Dauntless Sea Ark patrol boats.
The purpose of these is to protect the riverways and to allow Ukraine to maintain its control of the riverways. A senior defense official told the Pentagon that they could be used in coastal areas.
The package also includes 18 tactical vehicles with which to move 155mm cannon, and 2,000 machine guns, among other things.
A lot of spare parts are provided with each of the packages. They want to make sure the systems are up and running.
The Harpoon systems that the US will provide to Ukraine are truck mounted. The Harpoon missiles will be sent by other countries.
The tugboat was sunk in the Black Sea by the Ukrainians.
The Ukrainians will be able to defend Odesa and other positions along the Black Sea coast thanks to this.
The conflict in the Black Sea is getting worse. Russia has imposed a blockade on Ukrainian ports, which has led to the disruption of global wheat exports.
Missile strikes were launched against the Russian gas rigs.
The regional military administration of Odesa said that Russia had organized small garrisons on those towers.