"Kiev needs support": Canada will hand over small arms and ammunition to Ukraine

According to Justin Trudeau, Kiev needs to continue support to maintain its defense capability. On Friday, November 24, Canada announced that she would hand over 11,000 assault rifles to Ukraine Colt Canada based on Ontario and cartridges. This was announced at a joint press conference with the President of the European Commission by Ursula von Der Lyen and the chairman of the European Council Charles Michel was declared by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Canada Prime Minister noted that the war in Ukraine is ongoing, so Kiev needs support to maintain its defense capability. "Today, I announce that Canada transmits more than 11,000 assault rifles and more than 9 million rounds to Ukraine," Trudeau said. On Wednesday, November 22, Canada announced almost $ 1 billion for military assistance to Ukraine. The Government of the country has published a military assistance plan for Ukraine by 2026, including $ 947 million.

On the same day, Germany announced a new military assistance package. Germany is one of the leaders among the countries that assist the Armed Forces. The new package includes Marder BMPs, tractors, trucks and artillery shells. Today, on November 24, it became known that Lithuania intensified the air defense of Ukraine. Lithuania produces its own attitudes of the IR and several of them provided Ukraine, said Prime Minister Shmigal.

These installations will be needed to combat Drone-Kamikadze Shahd-136 of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Also this week, the head of the defense agencies of the partners of Ukraine in the format "Ramstein" took place. According to the meeting, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov reported that Ukraine's support remains adamant and the Allies have already begun to announce new military assistance packages.