The United States has already transferred to Ukraine 83% of the ammunition from the aid package approved in April this year, including 155-millimeter artillery shells, GMLRS shells, shells for Patriot, NASAMS systems, missiles and others, Pentagon spokesman Patrick S. Ryder said.

“We've also delivered 67 percent of other critical air defense commitments including Stingers and Hawk missiles and we've delivered 60 percent of the fire's capabilities we have committed including small diameter bombs and 105 millimeter ammunition. If it's something that's not immediately available because it requires repairs, we repair it as quickly as possible and then ship it immediately after,” Ryder said at a briefing Tuesday.

According to him, the supply of strategic air defense systems, which the United States, together with its allies and partners, pledged to provide at the NATO summit, has almost been completed.

“We're going to continue to be focused on the task at hand right now, which is helping Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression,” Pentagon representative said.

Ryder said that since the supplemental, they've drawn down nearly $3.7 billion in equipment from DOD stocks across 12 PDA drawdowns that were announced between late April through mid-October. They have a total of $7.1 billion in PDA. According to him, that includes the $4.3 billion for fiscal year 2024 plus the $2.8 billion that was recaptured with a 2.2 — $2.21 billion remaining in USAI.

“We are going to continue to rush aid and use the funds that we have to ensure that Ukraine gets what it needs in order to deter and fight against Russian aggression … we understand the urgency of the situation, not because of politics but because of the situation on the battlefield. And we're going to continue to do what we can to make sure that Ukraine has the aid that it needs,” he said.

A Pentagon spokesman refused to predict the actions of the future U.S. presidential administration and said that “we're very focused on, as I highlighted earlier, on the situation at hand right now and frequent communication with our Ukrainian counterparts to ensure they have what they need to defend themselves from Russian aggression.”

“Secretary Austin [Lloyd Austin] has talked many times about the fact that Ukraine matters, that Ukraine's security matters, not only to Europe but also to the United States. And we've seen strong bipartisan support for Ukraine. So we're going to continue to stay in close communication with our allies and partners. We're going to continue to be focused on the task at hand right now, which is helping Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression. But as for what the future might portend, I'm just not going to speculate or get into hypotheticals,” Ryder said.