Portugal to provide Ukraine with 14 armoured personnel carriers, ammunition, and medical equipment

Friday, 20 January 2023, 19:24

Portugal will send 14 more M113 armoured personnel carriers and 8 large power generators to Ukraine.

Source: European Pravda citing Publico.

Quote: "Portugal will send to Ukraine a second set of 14 M113 armoured personnel carriers, 8 high-power generators for the production of electricity, additional 120-mm ammunition and 2 tons of medical and sanitary equipment," the Ministry of Defence announced after the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defence of Ukraine, which took place on the US Ramstein air base in Germany.

The ministry added that since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Portugal has sent 532 tons of military equipment, both lethal and non-lethal, to Ukraine.

Background:

On Thursday, the United States announced an additional US$2.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine, which will include more armoured vehicles and ammunition.
Finland announced the 12th package of military aid for Ukraine, which is several times larger than all the previous ones.
On 19 January, Estonia also announced a record-breaking aid package for Ukraine, its total cost is 113 million euros.

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