As part of the Czech initiative to purchase 800 thousand shells for Ukraine, Canada plans to allocate more than 40 million Canadian dollars, which is equal to $29.40 million
This was stated by Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair, reported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
According to him, Canada will also transfer night vision devices to Kyiv worth more than $5.5 million.
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“Ukraine has made it very clear to us that it is now in desperate need of artillery ammunition, and that shortages are being felt on the battlefield,” Blair said.
Czech Ammunition Initiative
Dozens of countries have already joined this initiative. In particular, Finland announced financial assistance today and allocated €30 million. Sweden also allocated the same amount the day before.
February 17, Czech President Petr Pavel said that Ukrainian partners purchased 800 thousand shells outside the European Union.
