Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand made a surprise visit to ukraine And on Wednesday announced more military support to help Kyiv respond to Russia’s invasion.
Anand said Ottawa would donate an additional 200 Canadian-made armored vehicles worth $90 million. vehicles are being purchased from Rochelle, A company based in Mississauga, Ont.
This is part of an additional $500 million in military aid for Ukraine announced by Prime Minister Trudeau in November 2022. said in an official statement,
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On his day-long visit to the capital, Anand also held a bilateral meeting with Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.
“During today’s productive visit to Kyiv, I met Ukrainian officials, including my friend and colleague, Minister Reznikov, to learn about Ukraine’s most urgent security needs and to reaffirm Canada’s steadfast support,” Anand said in a statement on Wednesday. met.”
“Today’s donation of 200 armored vehicles demonstrates our continued commitment to the safety of the Ukrainian people.”
Canada sent eight The same Rochelle-built armored personnel carriers went to Ukraine last spring.
Anand’s visit on Wednesday came like this Ukraine’s interior minister killed in a fatal helicopter crash and other top officials. However, there was no immediate word on whether the accident near the kindergarten was an accident or war-related.
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Since Russia launched its invasion in February 2022, Canada has pledged more than $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine and imposed sweeping sanctions on Moscow.
According to the government, some of the military aid from Canada to Ukraine so far includes 39 armored combat support vehicles, ammunition and M777 howitzers. Recently Ottawa promised to provide an American-made air defense system at a cost of $406 million.
Ottawa has also provided billions in financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
In recent weeks, Russia has renewed its intensified attacks on Ukraine in a war nearing the one-year mark.
Over the weekend, Ukraine carried out its deadliest attack on civilians in a single location since last spring when a russian A missile hit an apartment building in the southeastern city of DniproAt least 45 people died, including six children.
Anand is scheduled to attend a US-led meeting on Ukraine in Germany on Friday.
– With files from The Canadian Press and The Associated Press
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