US to supply Ukraine with armoured vehicles that can launch bridges

Ukrainian servicemen will get new equipment from the US (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

The US has announced a new 400 million-dollar (£33m) military aid package for Ukraine that for the first time includes armoured vehicles that can launch bridges.

The equipment will allow troops to cross rivers or other gaps as Russian and Ukrainian forces remain entrenched on opposite sides of the Dnieper River.