Here is the list of countries providing military assistance to Ukraine
As the war between Ukraine and Russia intensifies, here is a list of countries sending military aid to Ukraine.
- United States :
On February 25, President Joe Biden instructed the State Department to release up to an additional $350m worth of weapons from US stocks to Ukraine. On February 25, President Joe Biden instructed the State Department to release up to an additional $350m worth of weapons from US stocks to Ukraine.The Pentagon said the weapons included anti-armour, small arms, body armour and various munitions in support of Ukraine’s front-line defenders. Over the past year, the United States has committed more than $1bn in security assistance to Ukraine, Blinken said.
- United Kingdom
On Wednesday, Downing Street promised military support to Ukraine, including lethal defensive weapons. “In light of the increasingly threatening behaviour from Russia and in line with our previous support, the UK will shortly be providing a further package of military support to Ukraine,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament. “This will include lethal aid in the form of defensive weapons and non-lethal aid.”
- France
France, which has already sent help, is dispatching more military equipment as well as fuel.Paris said it has acted on earlier Ukrainian requests for defensive anti-aircraft and digital weapons.
- Poland
Last week, Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki officially offered “tens of thousands of bullets and artillery ammunition, MANPADs, light mortars, reconnaissance UAVs and other types of defensive weapons,” but he didn’t disclose any further details about terms and conditions.Warsaw is also believed to have sent portable GROM anti-aircraft missiles, which are heat-guided weapons that allow an aircraft to be hit up to three kilometers away. These weapons are mainly used against tanks to slow down a possible ground attack.Missiles, on the other hand, would be used to limit Russia’s total strategic air superiority at the moment. Suicide drones could also strike Russian artillery positions.
- Czech Republic
The Czech government provided Ukraine with scores of artillery rounds in January as part of the country’s support amid the looming threat of Russia’s invasion.The transfer of 4,006 stored 152-millimeter shells with a total value of $1.7 million at no cost to Ukraine was approved following a request from the Czech defense ministry.
- Germany
Germany will supply Ukraine with 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles from Bundeswehr stocks for defence against Russia.It is a major shift from Berlin’s longstanding policy of banning weapon exports to a conflict zone. Also quite shocking a decision for many political analysts due to Deutscheland’s heavy dependency on oil from Russia.“The Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a turning point. It is our duty to do our best to support Ukraine in defending itself against Putin’s invading army,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday.
- Canada
Ottawa is sending lethal military weaponry to Ukraine and loaning Kyiv half a billion Canadian dollars ($394m) to help it defend itself.
- Sweden
Stockholm is also breaking its historic neutral stance to send 5,000 anti-tank rockets to Ukraine as well as field rations and body armour.It is the first time Sweden has sent weapons to a country in armed conflict since the Soviet Union invaded neighbouring Finland in 1939.
- Belgium
Belgium says it will supply Ukraine with 3,000 more automatic rifles and 200 anti-tank weapons, as well as 3,800 tonnes of fuel.
- Portugal
Portugal is giving Ukraine night-vision goggles, bulletproof vests, helmets, grenades, ammunition and automatic G3 rifles.
- Greece
Greece, which has a large diaspora community in Ukraine – 10 of whom have been killed – is sending “defence equipment” as well as humanitarian aid.
- Romania
Romania – which shares a border with Ukraine – is offering to treat wounded people from the crisis zones in its 11 military hospitals as well as sending fuel, bulletproof vests, helmets and other “military material” worth $3.3m.
- Spain
The Spanish government has promised to send 20 tonnes of aid to Ukraine, mostly medical and defensive equipment such as bulletproof vests.
- The Netherlands
The Netherlands will supply air defence rockets and anti-tank systems to Ukraine, the Dutch government said in letters to parliament on Saturday
According to Ukraine’s health ministry, the conflict has killed more than 350 civilians since the beginning of Russia’s invasion. The UN’s refugee agency also believes at least 368,000 people have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries, mostly to Poland.
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