Australia will provide Ukraine with a Bushmaster armored vehicle, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, 9News Australia reports..
The Bushmaster is an 11-ton armored vehicle designed to carry 10 passengers and protect them from landmines and other explosives.. Australian forces used it in the war in Afghanistan.
“We are sending our weapons, ammunition, body armor, humanitarian aid.
We will also send our armored vehicles - Bushmasters,"
Armored personnel carriers will be delivered to Ukraine by military transport aircraft C-17.
The number of armored personnel carriers and the delivery date are not specified..
In total, Australia allocated $116 million for defense assistance to Ukraine.
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To help the Ukrainian army, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the Australian Parliament on March 31. He emphasized, in particular, that Bushmaster armored vehicles can help our army..