Exclusive-USAID chief to announce over $500 million in aid in visit to Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: United States Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power speaks on the U.S. Strategy on Global Women's Economic Security during an event with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. aid chief Samantha Power is set to announce more than $500 million in humanitarian assistance for Ukraine on Monday during a visit to the war-torn country, where the United Nations says some 17 million people need help following Russia's invasion.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Power in Kyiv will announce the assistance to respond to the needs of Ukrainians affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to an announcement shared in advance with Reuters.