<p>A US plane carrying Javelin anti-tank missiles, launchers and other military hardware landed in Kyiv on Tuesday, the third shipment of a $200-million security package to shore up Ukraine as it braces for a possible Russian military offensive.</p>.<p>"Javelins in Kyiv! A new cargo of security aid - launchers & missiles - with a total weight of about 80 tons. We expect the arrival of the 4th from the big flock of birds soon," Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov tweeted.</p>.<p>"Thanks to our strategic partner."</p>.<p>The United States has been Ukraine's most powerful backer in trying to avert a new attack by Russia, which has massed troops near Ukraine's border. Moscow denies planning an offensive.</p>.<p>The United States has committed more than $650 million of security assistance to Ukraine in the past year and more than $2.7 billion in total since 2014, when Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula.</p>.<p>Ukraine has been a grateful recipient of the aid though it has criticised as "premature" a partial pullout of US and other embassy staff.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>A US plane carrying Javelin anti-tank missiles, launchers and other military hardware landed in Kyiv on Tuesday, the third shipment of a $200-million security package to shore up Ukraine as it braces for a possible Russian military offensive.</p>.<p>"Javelins in Kyiv! A new cargo of security aid - launchers & missiles - with a total weight of about 80 tons. We expect the arrival of the 4th from the big flock of birds soon," Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov tweeted.</p>.<p>"Thanks to our strategic partner."</p>.<p>The United States has been Ukraine's most powerful backer in trying to avert a new attack by Russia, which has massed troops near Ukraine's border. Moscow denies planning an offensive.</p>.<p>The United States has committed more than $650 million of security assistance to Ukraine in the past year and more than $2.7 billion in total since 2014, when Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula.</p>.<p>Ukraine has been a grateful recipient of the aid though it has criticised as "premature" a partial pullout of US and other embassy staff.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>