The Pentagon has reportedly overestimated the value of weapons and equipment it has sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion dollars over the last two years, and it intends to make up the shortfall in future shipments.

According to Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh, an internal review found that the military had used the estimated cost to replace the transferred equipment instead of the value recorded in the Pentagon’s books. That discrepancy resulted in a $3.6 billion shortfall this fiscal year, and a $2.6 billion shortfall in FY 2022.

Since that money has already been allocated by Congress, the Pentagon has the authority to make up the difference without further appropriations. Conveniently, this windfall comes as FY 2023 comes to a close and existing Congressional funds for the war effort were running low.

“It’s just going to go back into the pot of money that we have allocated for the future Pentagon stock drawdowns,” Singh said.

The revelation also coincides with the long-awaited Ukrainian counter-offensive into Russian-occupied territory that began earlier this month. The counter-offensive thus far has largely been exploratory as Ukraine forces begin to probe the Russian line for weaknesses. Russia has responded by launching an increasing number of drone attacks on Kyiv. The Kakhovka hydroelectric dam was demolished early in the fighting, triggering a mass evacuation and an “ecological disaster.”

Over the course of the war, the U.S. has approved $113 billion in aid for Ukraine, and $40 billion in military aid. The last aid package, passed by Congress last December, was meant to last through the end of FY 2023 in September, but unanticipated costs brought on by the counter-offensive may exhaust those funds more quickly.

While President Biden has publicly insisted that the U.S. will support Ukraine for “as long as it takes” to defeat Russia, Republicans in Congress and souring public opinion could limit future aid as the war continues with no clear end in sight.

Last month, Biden approved efforts by the U.S. and its allies to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine and to train their pilots to fly them, following a pattern of reluctant escalation in the amount of long range equipment being sent to the war-torn nation.

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On Tuesday, Moscow claimed that the Ukrainian military was planning to strike targets in Russian-held Crimea using British and American missile systems, and warned that Russia would retaliate if that happened. Crimea is claimed by Ukraine, but was annexed by the Russian Federation in 2014 after an internationally condemned invasion.

Emma Watson definitely got everyone’s attention when she posted a photo of her wearing a gravity-defying dress that left fans questioning how it was staying up.

In the 33-year-old actress’ Instagram post, the star was wearing a strapless pale blue dress that looked more like an upside down umbrella before it’s opened. Many of the comments from fans had some fun connecting the “floating” dress to spells her character Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” franchise would use.

“This dress is defying physics,” one person wrote.

Another wrote, “the dress looks like it’s floating. I’m trying to understand.”

While another wrote in the comments section, “What in the wingardium leviosa is that dress,” a reference to a spell in “Harry Potter” to make objects levitate.

“I’m all for sustainable fashion but ma’am are you wearing an upside down umbrella?” one person wrote. While another joked, “This is the most hogwarty dress ever.”

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And others were just happy to see they weren’t the only ones confused about the structure of the dress, Page Six noted.

“I’m so happy I’m not the only one who thought the dress is defying gravity,” one wrote.

Another wrote, “After reading through comments I feel less bad about how long I had to stare at her dress to figure out what was happening.”

Another shared a joke from the “Harry Potter” franchise, “This is what happens when you say LeviOsa instead of Leviosa.”

A third joked, “I think someone forgot to take the hangers out of her dress before she put it on,” and “Emma be lookin like a closed umbrella.”

However, others seemed less amused and took the time out to describe how the dress worked.

“The dress has pieces in it that make it stand up,” one wrote. “If you zoom in on the image you can see that it’s just the way the dress was fashioned.”

Another added, “People, come on! The dress is not ‘hanging from her ears’ or ‘Photoshopped,’ the dress is designed to have ‘bones,’ it’s just couture. Never seen the Met Gala and its over the top gowns?”