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The Minister of National Defense of Canada, Bill Blair, announced the new stage of military support to Ukraine at the hour of the 21st meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine "
The press service of the Canadian Ministry of Defense reported this.
Just before the war, Blair announced that Canada would give Ukraine an additional 3 million Canadian dollars for the production of drones in the Ukrainian defense industry.
“This is a historic moment when Canada provides immediate assistance to the development of military technology in Ukraine, and this cooperation will work together with Great Britain,” the department said.
Blair also announced the availability of additional funding in the amount of 13 million Canadian dollars for the Czech initiative for the purchase and delivery of artillery ammunition for Ukraine. Previously, Canada had already allocated over 40 million dollars for this initiative of the Czech Republic.
In addition, Canada will supply Ukraine with 100 additional data drones from Teledyne FLIR. Their supplies will spring up in the grass.
It is also clear that the first 10 (out of 50) wheeled combat armored vehicles will be sent to Ukraine. The vehicles will arrive to Europe in flight, and after training the crews in the spring, the armored vehicles will be transported to Ukraine.
At Lipnya, Ukraine is receiving 10 more Canadian high-functional inflatable boats and spare parts for them.
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