The U.S. has sent more than $54 billion to Ukraine since the war against Russia started, according to The New York Times. The aid package can be broken down into multiple types of aid.
Weapons and other supplies: $12.5 billion
Economic support: $9.4 billion
U.S. military deployments and intelligence: $9 billion
Food assistance, healthcare, and other aid: $7 billion
Military and security assistance: $6 billion
Grants and loans for military supplies: $4.7 billion
Migration and refugee assistance: $1.8 billion
Other foreign aid: $1.5 billion
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Aisa: $1.1 billion
Administration for Children and Families: $0.9 billion
Diplomatic programs and other: $0.5 billion
Enforcing sanctions: $0.3 billion
Most of the types of aid fall under a traditional foreign aid category worth $31.4 billion, while weapons and other supplies and U.S. military deployments and intelligence are categorized as other military aid worth $21.6 billion.
https://marketrealist.com/p/how-much-money-has-the-us-sent-to-ukrainie/Jonas Ohman is founder and CEO of Blue-Yellow, a Lithuania-based organization that has been meeting with and supplying frontline units with non-lethal military aid in Ukraine since the start of the conflict with Russia-backed separatists in 2014. Back in April, he estimated that just "30-40%" of the supplies coming across the border reached its final destination. But he says the situation has significantly improved since then and a much larger quantity now gets where it's supposed to go.
Some have raised concerns about weapons falling into Ukraine's black market, which has thrived on corruption since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-military-aid-weapons-front-lines/#appMost sane people would probably realize that the "traditional aid" is a large grift. Think clinton foundation levels. Single to low double digits getting used for the intended purpose
Then with the actual hardware being below 50% (but getting "better"), its hard to conceive how it is anywhere near successful.
I want ukraine to win because they are a sovereign nation that got invaded by commies which are also intent on destroying america and changing the world order. I have a friend over there doing missionary work and he talks highly of the people, so im team Ukraine. And as much as it sucks for America to be the cop, america as the cop isnt too bad (see afghan and womens rights before and after bidens cut and run). But other than that, ukraine is widely known to be a corrupt country.
Anyone heavily emotionally invested in ukraine winning would not ignore these articles and act as if they are not true. Instead, they should be pissed. All sane people know it is probably more true than not true.
