A day after his latest hospital release, Austin presses for urgent military aid for Ukraine
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a day after his latest hospital release, hosted a virtual session on Ukraine to help resource urgently needed ammunition and artillery for Kyiv. Austin, who is recovering from complications from his December surgery to treat prostate cancer, conducted the session from his home. The Pentagon has been out of funds to send weapons and ammunition to Ukraine since December, and European allies have continued to send some support. Austin stated that the contact group would work on resourcing Ukraine's most critical near-term needs, including its urgent need for more artillery, ammunition, and air defense missiles. The fate of additional funds from Congress to restart regular shipments of ammunition to Ukraine is uncertain.

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