The United States approved the sale of a batch of howitzers to Ukraine.

On August 5 local time, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency under the US Department of Defense issued a notice stating that the US State Department has approved the sale of a batch of M777 howitzers and related equipment to Ukraine, and will provide maintenance and support services for these weapons, with an estimated value of $104 million. In addition, the US State Department also approved the sale of transportation and container services and related equipment to Ukraine with an estimated value of $99.5 million on the same day.