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Canadian Defense Minister arrives in Kyiv, announces transfer of 200 Senator armored personnel carriers
KYIV. Jan 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand is on a visit to Kyiv to confirm Canada’s unwavering solidarity with Ukraine and to meet with Ukrainian officials, including Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.
As reported on the website of the Canadian government, Minister Anand announced that Canada would transfer 200 Senator armored vehicles to Ukraine.
“This new military aid package is a response to a specific Ukrainian request for these vehicles, which are being purchased from the Canadian company Roshel, based in Mississauga, Ontario. This assistance is estimated at more than $90 million and was allocated as part of an additional $500 million in military assistance to Ukraine announced by Prime Minister Trudeau in November 2022,” the report says.
Anand also said that she had a productive bilateral meeting with Reznikov.
“The ministers also discussed their upcoming participation in the meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine, scheduled for Friday, January 20, 2023, at Ramstein Air Base in Germany,” the report says.
Anand informs Minister Reznikov about the progress of Operation UNIFIER, Canada’s training mission for Ukrainian personnel, which is currently operating in the United Kingdom and Poland. Approximately 230 members of the Canadian Armed Forces are currently involved in Operation UNIFIER.
