U.S. to provide $100 million in civilian security assistance to Ukraine- State Dept

FILE PHOTO: A man climbs a ladder on his destroyed house, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the village of Krasylivka outside Kyiv, Ukraine March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

The United States intends to provide Ukraine with an additional $100 million in civilian security assistance, the State Department said on Saturday.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the assistance would be to build the capacity of the Ukrainian ministry of internal affairs with a view to aid "border security, sustain civil law enforcement functions, and safeguard critical governmental infrastructure."

(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Andrea Ricci)