Canada to provide Ukraine with $50 million in military aid
Canada will provide Ukraine with a military assistance package worth 64.8 million Canadian dollars (47 million US dollars). It will include small arms, ammunition and protective equipment.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Reuters.
The aid package, which also allocates money for training Ukrainian troops, is part of the 500 million Canadian dollar military funding promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in July.
“The military assistance announced today provides Ukraine with the important resources it needs to defend itself against Russian aggression. Canada will continue to do everything we can to help them win,” said Defense Minister Bill Blair.
Canada, one of Kyiv's most consistent supporters internationally, announced last month that it would donate 80,840 surplus small unarmed air-to-ground missiles and 1,300 warheads to Ukraine.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Canada has allocated 4.5 billion Canadian dollars in military aid.
Author - Olena Madiak, 19/10/2024
