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Operation Atlantic Resolve

Including U.S. Government activities related to Ukraine

Oct. 1, 2024 - Dec. 31, 2024 | Released on Feb. 11, 2025 |

Special Inspector General Report to the United States Congress


This fifth quarterly report submitted by the Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR) summarizes U.S. Government support to Ukraine and the broader response to Russia’s full-scale invasion, including support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF), support for NATO partners, and U.S. military, diplomatic, and humanitarian activity.


Full-Scale War Passes Its 1,000th Day

  • Russian forces took more than 2,500 sq miles of territory in 2024, with more than half of those gains made in the past few months.
  • Russian forces reclaimed 40% of the territory initially seized by the UAF in Russia’s Kursk region in August 2024.
  • Russian gains came at the cost of 400,000 troops, killed and wounded, plus 1,000 North Korean casualties.
  • The war has resulted in 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed and 370,000 wounded, and 12,300 Ukrainian civilians killed and 27,800 wounded.
  • 3.7 million Ukrainians are internally displaced, and 6.9 million are refugees outside of Ukraine.
  • Manpower and equipment shortages are the UAF’s greatest challenges.
Read this and more on pages 10–17 of the report.
 
Location of Attacks during the Quarter, October 1, 2024–December 31, 2024
Location of Attacks during the Quarter, October 1, 2024–December 31, 2024
Location of Attacks during the Quarter, October 1, 2024–December 31, 2024
Location of Attacks during the Quarter, October 1, 2024–December 31, 2024
Location of Attacks during the Quarter, October 1, 2024–December 31, 2024
Credit: DoDIG
VIRIN: 250214-D-QM467-0002

Appropriations for Ukraine Response Total $182.8B

  • Nearly $40B in appropriations for the Ukraine response remain available for obligation, most of which will replenish DoD weapons and equipment.
  • The U.S. has provided $30.2B in direct budget support to the Ukrainian government, out of $115.2B provided by international partners.
  • G7 nations announced $50B in loans, including $20B from the U.S., to Ukraine, to be repaid by proceeds on immobilized Russian sovereign assets.
Read this and more on pages 24–34 of the report.
 

U.S. Authorizes Use of Anti-Personnel Mines and Missiles Against Russia

  • On Nov 19, the UAF used the U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) against targets in Kursk.
  • Russia responded on November 21 by launching a conventionally armed, multi-warhead ballistic missile into Ukraine.
Read this and more on pages 15–16 of the report.

 

Ukrainian Government Continues to Struggle with Corruption

  • The Ukrainian MoD consolidated defense procurement agencies despite NATO urging to keep lethal and nonlethal procurement separate.
  • Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin resigned but was not implicated amid a corruption scandal in his agency involving falsification of disability certificates.
  • U.S. advisors helped Ukraine to pass anti-bribery legislation and improve transparency in customs.
Read this and more on pages 60–65 of the report.

 

U.S. Assistance Focuses on Immediate Impacts of War

  • Demining operations have returned nearly 11,600 sq miles of Ukrainian land to productive use and seized 348,290 pieces of unexploded ordnance.
  • $425M in assistance to repair energy infrastructure and distribute generators.
  • USAID announced a $1.7B expansion of its agriculture program for Ukraine.
  • As instances of antimicrobial resistance have increased, State, USAID, and CDC have implemented response programs at hospitals and health centers.
Read this and more on pages 52–55, 67-69, 73 of the report.
 

OAR Oversight Is Improving Operations

Special IG and partner agencies issued 12 oversight reports related to OAR and the Ukraine response this quarter. They found:
 
  • DoD improved enhanced end-use monitoring but is still not accurately accounting for all materiel delivered.
  • DSCA and the Military Services did not effectively account for items transferred to Ukraine under Presidential Drawdown Authority.
  • U.S. Embassy Kyiv was generally successful in removing sensitive assets before suspending operations in February 2022.
Read this and more on pages 96–104 of the report.

 

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