Australia will provide Ukraine with another $250 million in military support. This was the country's largest contribution since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion.
This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Australia Richard Marles during the NATO summit in Washington, ABC News reports.
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— The Australian government intends to provide Ukraine with another $250 million in military support. This is the largest contribution to the war effort since the Russian invasion, — the statement said.
Australia will also provide personnel to the new NATO command to help Ukraine, the defense minister said. We are talking about 700 people who will provide training and support in the field of security.
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Australia's aid package contains guided and air defense missiles, anti-tank weapons, ammunition and a shipment of boots.
The Australian government noted that the total amount of military support to Ukraine for all time is about $1.3 billion. In particular, $1.1 billion was allocated to the needs of the Defense Forces.
