South Korea plans to provide Ukraine with additional 2 billion won ($1.6 million) non-lethal aid this month. Seoul is preparing to start sending items such as bulletproof vests, helmets, medicines and food to Ukraine as early as next week. This is reported by the largest news agency in this country, Yonhap News, citing its own sources..

The new package comes after South Korea sent 1 billion won worth of non-lethal military and medical supplies last month amid Ukrainian calls for support due to the Russian invasion..

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Despite Kyiv's calls for arms support, Seoul claims there are " Defense Minister Seo Wook reiterated this position during telephone conversations with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov last week..

Ukraine is requesting humanitarian and military support including rifles, anti-tank missiles and other weapons from several countries as it struggles to fight back against Russian invaders.

On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky also asked Seoul for military hardware support during a virtual address to the South Korean parliament..

Earlier, we reported on what weapons and military assistance Ukraine receives from the world..