(OTTAWA) Canada will send more than 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine, National Defense Minister Anita Anand announced Tuesday.
Posted at 2:17 p.m.
According to the minister, these munitions represent “exactly” what the Ukrainian government asked of its allies.
Mme Anand clarified that it is NATO standard ammunition that is compatible with weapons supplied by Canada and other member countries to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion.
In April, Canada delivered four M777 howitzers to Ukraine. Ottawa has sent $130 million in military equipment since the war began in February.
The new ammunition has a value of 98 million. This money will come from the $500 million in military aid that Canada has budgeted for Ukraine this year.
Mme Anand said Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot just push his borders any way he wants and that Canada will continue to support Ukraine.