Canada will provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth nearly $50 million

Canada will provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth nearly $50 million

Canada will provide Ukraine with an aid package for the Armed Forces, which will include small arms, ammunition, and protective equipment.

This was stated by Canada’s Defence Minister Bill Blair, reported by Reuters on Friday, October 18.

The cost of this military aid package will amount to 64.8 million Canadian dollars (47 million US dollars).

“The military aid announced today will provide Ukraine with the critical resources necessary to defend against Russian aggression. Canada will continue to do whatever is necessary to support its victory,” said Blair.

It is reported that the new aid package, which also includes funding for training Ukrainian troops, is part of the 500 million Canadian dollars in military funding announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in July.

Overall, since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Canada has already provided 4.5 billion Canadian dollars in military aid. And in September, Canada began training Ukrainians on F-16s.