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Trump Reverses Pentagon Halt, Sends Precision Munitions to Ukraine

Ordered after a Pentagon pause that caught the White House off guard, the shipments shore up Ukraine’s air and ground defenses against intensified Russian assaults.

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Overview

  • President Trump overturned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s June 30 order to pause arms deliveries and authorized immediate resumption of key munitions shipments.
  • The restarted convoy includes precision-guided GMLRS rockets and 155 mm artillery shells, with some loads already delivered to Poland before the pause.
  • The weeklong review was aimed at assessing U.S. stockpile levels and unexpectedly took the White House by surprise.
  • Ukraine has faced record-breaking Russian drone and missile barrages this week, heightening the urgency for continued Western military support.
  • Andriy Yermak, senior adviser to President Zelensky, publicly thanked Washington for restoring the flow of critical weapons.