Troops at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware load pallets of ammunition onto an aircraft bound for Ukraine Aug. 9, 2022.
Savoy, whose work focuses on issues related to U.S. foreign assistance policy, said that's a key difference between the Ukraine war and the conflicts earlier this century in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her command is responsible for all of the military’s logistical movements, inducing the Ukraine shipments.
The U.S. is in a unique position to provide this support because of the country’s wealth and prowess with military logistics, Savoy said. “Right now because of the winter, they pushed up the tents, the heaters, the propane, and they’ve moved down some other things,” she said. “It doesn’t mean they don’t need it; they need it all because they continue to get bombed.”. Ukrainian officials said the missiles will help defend against Russian drone attacks, which are playing a central role in Russia's assault on Ukraine's electrical infrastructure.But even with the U.S.