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source: cctv news client

according to statistics from the us media, since the ukrainian crisis escalated in february 2022, the total amount of us military support to ukraine has exceeded 55.7 billion us dollars, and the sophistication and destructive power of the weapons aided to ukraine have gradually increased. a document released by the us department of defense on september 6 showed that in this process, 35 us federal states received a total of 41.7 billion us dollars in contracts.

in other words, most of the jobs created by the united states' continued supply of arms to ukraine remain in the united states, and most of the resulting profits also flow to american military-industrial enterprises.

the latest document from the u.s. department of defense shows that pennsylvania, arizona and texas are the states that benefited the most from the u.s. military support for ukraine, with pennsylvania receiving a total of $2.52 billion in contracts, arizona receiving $2.02 billion and texas receiving $1.85 billion.

although the conflict between russia and ukraine has caused serious human and economic losses to both countries, it has brought huge profits to the us military-industrial giants and their military-industrial complexes. this document from the us department of defense shows that us military-industrial giants such as raytheon and general dynamics have signed multi-billion dollar contracts with the us department of defense to produce weapons, a large part of which have been provided to ukraine.

the us government has repeatedly stressed since last year that the weapons it provides to ukraine are mainly produced and manufactured in the united states, and are also contracts signed with us arms dealers, and the revenue and jobs remain in the united states. the us government hopes to gain the support of the american people. but even so, voices in the united states opposing the government's military support for ukraine continue to rise.

in an interview with u.s. media in march this year, ukrainian president zelensky said, "these funds allocated by the u.s. congress and the u.s. government, in most cases, 80% of the money - at least more than 75% - remain in the united states. the ammunition was shipped to ukraine, but the production was carried out there, and the money remained in the united states."