Canada sends Bergepanzer 3 armored vehicles to Ukraine
Canada will transfer another batch of military aid to Ukraine This includes armored vehicles, which are already being loaded on board the Ukrainian An-124 Ruslan aircraft.
Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand shared the details in a tweet.
She announced the dispatch of another batch of military aid to Ukraine. Anand also published a video showing the loading of an armored vehicle on board the Ukrainian An-124 Ruslan cargo plane.
More Canadian military aid is on its way to Ukraine. We will support Ukraine for as long as it takes,” Anand wrote.
The Minister did not specify the name of the armored vehicle, but judging by the video, this is a German-Dutch Bergepanzer 3 based on the Leopard 2 tank.
Canada sent Bergepanzer 3 to Ukraine: watch the video
Reference. Bergepanzer 3 is part of a group of combat support vehicles and can be used to deliver fighters to the battlefield, evacuate the wounded, clear obstacles and other tasks.
What assistance will Ukraine receive in the near future
- Canada continues to help Ukraine resist Russian aggression, in particular, it supports the Armed Forces of Ukraine with weapons. It is expected that in the near future Ottawa will make a decision on the transfer of drones to our state and expand the training program for military doctors.
- Canada announced this week that it will provide Ukraine with about 8,000 155mm munitions, as well as 12 anti-aircraft missiles from the Canadian Forces stockpile to support air defense systems.
- Ottawa will also donate more than 1,800 105mm tank training ammunition to Kyiv to support the transfer of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands Leopard 1 tanks.