Canada will transfer 200 more armored vehicles to Ukraine

 

Canada will transfer 200 Senator armored vehicles to Ukraine. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the country, Anita Anand, during her visit to Kyiv. Their value is more than $90 million, and this money is part of additional military aid to Ukraine in the amount of more than $500 million announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last November.

The armored personnel carriers will be purchased in response to Ukraine's request from the Canadian company Roshel, located in Mississauga, Ontario. In addition, Canada has already announced earlier that it is buying an advanced NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system for Ukraine from the United States of America for $406 million. Anand said in a comment on the CBC channel that the SAMs are planned to be delivered "as soon as possible." "Right now, we're not thinking about years," Anand said (Raytheon Technologies previously said NASAMS takes about two years to build). The minister added that a key factor in the purchase was a close partnership with the United States.


Canadian Senator vehicles allow for the safe transportation of personnel and equipment, they are equipped with "the most modern, best-in-class technologies, and you can easily install weapons on them," Anand said in Kyiv during a meeting with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.

8 such armored vehicles have already arrived in Ukraine in May last year. "I have repeatedly heard that Ukrainian troops appreciate their maneuverability and ability to adapt," CBC quotes Anita Anand . - Senators are equipped with intelligent technologies that help soldiers detect threats in time. Armor will also help protect troops when they cannot escape danger.”

The Senator has a steel body and glass capable of withstanding shots from a .50-caliber weapon. The explosion-proof body can withstand the detonation of a grenade or a mine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the government and people of Canada for another package of defense aid. "Senator is now needed by the Ukrainian army more than ever. Let's move together to victory!" Zelensky wrote on Twitter.

"When I visited Ukraine almost a year ago, I saw a country full of talented, ambitious people who just want to live in peace and security," Anand said in a separate statement. "Their love of freedom inspired me then, and today it inspires the whole world."

Since the beginning of 2022, Canada has provided more than $5 billion in direct aid to Ukraine, including $1 billion in military aid, which includes armored combat support vehicles, anti-tank weapons, M777 howitzers and their ammunition, and many other weapons.