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US Military Aid to Ukraine Paused Amid Stockpile Concerns
In a move signaling caution driven by strategic stockpile management, the Pentagon announced a pause on certain military aid shipments to Ukraine. This includes advanced air defense systems and precision-guided munitions, primarily due to concerns over dwindling U.S. arsenals amid continuous global commitments.
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Kby led the internal review, revealing that U.S. stocks of critical weapons—such as interceptors and artillery shells—have fallen to alarming levels, threatening future readiness. The decision was quietly made in early June but is now coming into effect, just as Russia ramped up its aerial assault on Ukrainian cities, unleashing over 470 drones and 60 missiles in recent attacks.