video shared on Facebook It claims that a Pentagon “accounting error” allowed an additional $6.2 trillion in military aid to Ukraine.

Verdict: Misleading

$6.2 billion instead of $6.2 trillion.

Fact check:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a recent interview that the Ukrainian offensive is proceeding “slowly”. BBC news.Western officials said CNN The Ukrainian offensive has not been as successful as previously assessed.

A Facebook video claims that an accounting error allowed the Pentagon to provide Ukraine with an additional $6.2 trillion in aid. The caption to the video reads, “Are you kidding!? Pentagon magically found $6.2 trillion in extra funding in Ukraine!?” (Related: Did leaked Pentagon documents show Ukraine had 71,000 dead?)

However, this claim is misleading.Pentagon ‘accounting error’ reportedly overvalued weapons sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion Associated Press. The Pentagon’s deputy press secretary, Sabrina Singh, said at a Pentagon press conference on June 20 that the department “discovered inconsistencies in the assessment of equipment destined for Ukraine.” “The service used replacement costs instead of net book value, resulting in an overestimation of the value of the equipment,” Singh explained.

“We have confirmed that the final calculation for FY23 was $3.6 billion and the final calculation for FY22 was $2.6 billion, for a total of $6.2 billion. The DoD retains authority to use recaptured PDAs, but this does not affect allocated USAI or assistance to Ukraine. The replenishment of the Ukrainian PDA has been approved by parliament, ”Singh said.

According to the newspaper, the United States has provided large-scale military aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded Ukraine last February. Council on Foreign Relations. The United States provided aid totaling about $75 billion.