▁come ▁into ▁effect ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁announced ▁in ▁July ▁that ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Def ence ▁Department ▁special ists ▁in ▁strategy ▁and ▁policy ▁would ▁visit ▁K iev ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁military ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁government . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁only ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁non - le th al ▁aid ▁package ▁had ▁actually ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁While ▁this ▁report ▁c ited ▁concerns ▁about ▁prov oking ▁es cal ation ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁as ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁delay , ▁a ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁report ▁by ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail ▁c ited ▁various ▁sources ▁that ▁indicated ▁that ▁both ▁the ▁American ▁package ▁and ▁a ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁Canadian ▁military ▁aid ▁package ▁were ▁delayed ▁by ▁concerns ▁about ▁di version ▁of ▁sale able ▁equipment ▁due ▁to ▁cor ruption ▁among ▁Ukrain ian ▁officials . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁American ▁government ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁send ▁an ▁additional ▁ 7 5 ▁million ▁US ▁dollars ▁worth ▁of ▁non - le th al ▁aid ▁to ▁Ukraine . ▁This ▁included ▁rad ios , ▁first - a id ▁k its , ▁surve ill ance ▁d ron es , ▁counter - mort ar ▁rad ar ▁systems , ▁military ▁amb ul ances , ▁ 3 0 ▁arm oured ▁Hum ve es ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 ▁un arm oured ▁Hum ve es . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2