US to send $375m in new military aid to Ukraine – officials

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the the Summit of the Future at United Nations headquarters (Seth Wenig/AP)

The US will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armoured vehicles in a military aid package totalling about $375m, US officials have said.

Officials expect an announcement on Wednesday, as global leaders meet at the UN General Assembly and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky uses his appearance there to shore up support and persuade the US to allow his troops to use long-range weapons to strike deeper into Russia.