Ukraine: we will receive military assistance from international partners
In a statement on his social media account, Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov assessed the aid packages for Ukraine announced on the sidelines of the NATO Vilnius Summit.
Stating that the summit was very productive, Reznikov said: “Ukraine will receive military aid of more than 1.5 billion euros from its international partners.” he used the phrase.
Noting that they can talk about at least 7 packages, Reznikov said: “Germany’s new 700 million euro aid package includes 25 Leopard 1A5 tanks, 40 Marder 1A3 IFVs, 2 Patriot air defense systems, 5 Bergepanzer 2 SAMs, 20 thousand artillery 155 mm. shells, 5 Contains a thousand smoke bullets.” he gave the information.
NORWAY INCREASES MILITARY AID BUDGET
Stating that Australia’s new defense package includes 30 Bushmaster armored vehicles, Reznikov noted that Norway will support 1000 Black Hornet microdrones, NASAMS support package (2 additional fire control centers, two launchers and spare parts).
Reznikov noted that Norway also increased its budget for military aid to Ukraine from $240 million to $930 million.
Stating that the UK will provide Ukraine with more than 70 combat vehicles, thousands of tank ammunition, a $64.7 million military aid package for equipment repair, Reznikov claimed that France will allocate additional engineering teams to SCALP missiles and demining. .
Reznikov stated that an agreement has been reached with the Netherlands to start pilot training in August, and that the Netherlands will contribute to strengthening Ukraine’s air defense and artillery capabilities.
Minister Reznikov noted that Canada has pledged $410 million in new funds and projects to support Ukraine and strengthen transatlantic security.
“WE JUST GOT RUNWAY BOMBS”
The commander of the Tavriya unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Aleksandr Tarnavskiy, also assessed the US decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine last week, in an interview with CNN.
Tarnavskiy said: “We have just received them[las bombas de racimo]we haven’t used them yet, but they can fundamentally change[el campo de batalla]”. made his assessment.
Commander Tarnavskiy said senior officials will decide the areas where cluster munitions can be used. (AA)