Polish Radio
April 25, 2022

Canada announces military aid for Ukraine

The Canadian government has announced the delivery of a shipment of howitzers to Ukraine to strengthen its positions on the battlefield with Russia.

“Canada has provided heavy artillery to the Security Forces of Ukraine, as Ukraine has requested,” the Canadian government said in a statement on its website .

“To this end, Canada has now delivered a number of M777 howitzers and associated ammunition to the Security Forces of Ukraine, in conjunction with our American Allies,” the statement said.

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“Additionally, Canada has provided Ukraine with a significant number of additional Carl Gustaf anti-armor ammunition,” according to the statement.

The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said that Canada was “in the process of finalizing contracts for a number of commercial pattern armored vehicles, which will be sent to Ukraine as soon as possible, and a service contract for the maintenance and repair of specialized drone cameras that Canada has already supplied to Ukraine. “

Since January, Canada has “committed over $118 million in military equipment to support Ukraine” and “allocated $500 million in additional military aid for Ukraine for the 2022-23 fiscal year ,” according to the statement.