Washington DC, April 27 -- United States has announced an additional aid of USD 6 billion to Ukraine, which will enable for procurement of weapons, including critical interceptors Patriot and NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) air defence systems, the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday.

The additional commitment of USD 6 billion through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) will allow for the procurement of new capabilities for Ukraine from US industry, Austin said.

"This is the largest security assistance package that we've committed to date," Austin told a news conference at the Pentagon, adding that the US would "move immediately" to get the supplies to Ukraine.

The USAI aid package ...