Czechs, Denmark Staff As much as Ship Tanks, Firearms to Ukraine

The Czech Republic and Denmark will ship dozens of armored automobiles and tanks and 1000’s of firearms to Ukraine as a part of a joint mission, the Czech protection ministry mentioned on Thursday.

The weapons will probably be supplied by non-public Czech corporations and paid for by the Danish authorities.

Within the first section of the mission, Ukraine will, “within the months to come back,” obtain virtually 50 armored automobiles and fight tanks, 2,500 handguns, 7,000 rifles, 500 machine weapons, and 500 sniper rifles, the ministry mentioned.

It’s going to additionally obtain intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tools and large-caliber ammunition.

“This can be a substantial donation of apparatus, for which there’s nice demand in Ukraine,” Danish Protection Minister Troels Lund Poulsen mentioned.

Czech Deputy Protection Minister Daniel Blazkovec mentioned he anticipated the cooperation to proceed in 2024 and past.

The availability includes trendy Czech weapons in addition to upgraded tools already utilized by the Ukrainian Military, which has been preventing a full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022.

“The checklist was primarily based on the calls for and wishes of Ukraine’s armed forces, with the purpose of boosting their fight functionality,” the Czech ministry mentioned.

Within the subsequent section, Prague and Copenhagen count on to supply the Ukrainian military with 500 heavy machine weapons, 280 auto-loading cannons, 7,000 anti-tank weapons, 10,000 hand grenades, and 60 mortar programs, it added.