Ukraine has received a plane load of machine guns, surveillance gear and rifles as part of a Canadian military assistance package, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Saturday. “We received military aid in the form of rifles, machine guns with optical sights, night vision & surveillance devices & military equipment.
Thank you for this important & timely decision,” Reznikov wrote in a tweet. Canada's lethal military aid for Ukraine has arrived.
In the face of unwarranted Russian aggression, we stand with Ukraine. For years, we have provided comprehensive aid to support Ukraine, and we will continue to assist our Ukrainian partners as they defend their sovereignty.
https://t.co/Xm5BCeT4h5 — Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) <a href=«https://twitter.com/AnitaAnandMP/status/1495119025667518474?ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca>February 19, 2022 Read more: ‘Every indication’ Russia prepared to attack Ukraine: Biden The two Russian-backed, self-proclaimed republics in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions are at the center of a surge in tensions between Moscow and the West over a vast Russian military buildup near Ukraine.