20 countries offer new arms for Ukraine, including missiles and helicopters
- A group of nearly four dozens and organisations seeking to aid Kyiv was briefed by Ukraine Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov
- In addition to artillery ammunition, coastal defence systems and armoured vehicles, donors are also offering training for Ukraine’s military
Some 20 countries offered new security assistance packages for Ukraine to battle invading Russian forces in a meeting of allies on Monday, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin announced.
In their second gathering, nearly four dozen countries and organisations forming the Ukraine Defence Contact Group met online to discuss helping Ukraine, and 20 nations pledged arms, ammunition and other supplies to support Kyiv.
The group was briefed by Ukraine Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on the current situation of the three-month-old war, in which the two sides are fighting along a long front line over territory Russia has seized in Ukraine’s east and south.
“Today, together with Minister Reznikov and his team, we’ve gained a sharper and shared sense of Ukraine’s priority requirements and the situation on the battlefield,” Austin said.
“Many countries are donating critically needed artillery ammunition, coastal defence systems and tanks and other armoured vehicles,” he said.