About 400 bullet proof vests stolen from Ukrainian aid agency in Manhattan
About 400 bulletproof vests bound for Ukrainian forces were stolen Wednesday from a Manhattan non-profit that’s been collecting them and other tactical gear donated by law enforcement agencies to help the fight against Russia’s invasion.To get more news about
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The vests were being stored in the East Village headquarters of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America.“While we cannot confirm that the items the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office donated are the items in question, it is despicable that someone would break into a building to steal supplies and materials intended to aid those affected by this humanitarian crisis,” public information officer Vicki DiStefano said.
The theft comes as President Biden on Wednesday vowed to send a new package of $800 million in new defense aid to help repel Russia’s brutal invasion, which has repeatedly hit civilian targets, including hospitals, apartment buildings, and a theater where hundreds of civilians and children were taking shelter.
“(Russian President Vladimir) Putin is inflicting appalling devastation on Ukraine. It’s God awful,” Biden said. “These are atrocities. They are an outrage to the world.”
Biden said the U.S. will send Ukraine 800 new anti-aircraft defense systems, 9,000 shoulder-mounted anti-tank weapons and 40 million rounds of ammunition.
The new trove of arms means the U.S. has allocated more than $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine in the past week alone.
