Biden approves $625 million in new military aid for Ukraine

$625 million in military aid to Ukraine will include four High Mobility Artillery Rocket systems.

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The package also includes 16 155mm howitzers and 75,000 accompanying artillery rounds.

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And an additional 500 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds.

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President Biden ordered more than $8 billion in military equipment and weapons for Ukraine.

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Vice President Joe Biden has enacted a provision of the Defense Production Act of 1950.

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A shortfall in this area would "severely impair national defense capability," Biden writes.

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