KYIV, June 18 - The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has proposed to increase the sum of assistance provided to Ukraine via the programs of the U.S. Department of State and Pentagon for the 2019 fiscal year, the Ukrainian Embassy to the United States reported.

"The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations approved the subcommittee draft of the fiscal year 2019 Defense Appropriations bill where $250 million is provided to assist Ukraine in the security sphere, including lethal weapons. The sum is $50 million above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level for programs to support Ukraine," the embassy said on its Facebook page late on Friday.