Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said he called the scale of arms supplies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine “unprecedented”.
Greece is actively helping Ukraine fight the Russian occupiers by supplying military equipment and equipment. The country called the scale of the supply of weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine “unprecedented.”
Thus, the Minister of Defense of Greece Nikos Panagiotopoulos everything that has already been transferred or is intended to be transferred to Ukraine in the near future:
122 VOLUME BMP-1 with ammunition;
15 thousand 73-mm rockets;
2.1 thousand 122-mm rockets;
20 thousand AK-47 assault rifles;
3.2 million rounds of 7.62 mm;
60 MANPADS FIM-92 Stinger;
17 thousand 155-mm shells for MLRS;
1.1 thousand RPG-18 anti-tank missiles.
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At the same time, Panayotopoulos pointed out that six Greek transport aircraft, ten Canadian and five New Zealand transport aircraft were attracted to transport military assistance to Ukraine.
As UNIAN previously reported, February 24 RF invaded to independent Ukraine and caused a real collapse in the country. The invaders not only seize military units, airports and other strategic facilities, but also shoot at civilians and high-rise buildings of cities.
In this regard, countries friendly to Ukraine began to supply not only humanitarian aid, but also military. May 1st only in the US told about a new package of military aid for our country. into it will include the long-awaited MLRS HIMARS with ammunition. These artillery systems were deployed in Europe in advance and are already being prepared for shipment to Ukraine. However, it will take three weeks to train Ukrainian fighters to use the equipment.
Following the United States, the supply of MLRS to Ukraine UK announced. She is agreed with the States, sending our state M270 multiple launch rocket systems.
Ukraine also signed a contract with Slovakia for the purchase of eight Zuzana 2 self-propelled guns.