Benelux to send M113 infantry vehicles to Ukraine.

The defense ministers of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg announced[1] in a joint statement on July 18 that their countries will soon send Ukraine refurbished M113 armored vehicles. Neither the number of armored vehicles nor the specific date by which Ukraine will receive them were disclosed, although the announcement indicated they will arrive "within the next few months." Ukraine will also reportedly be provided with the necessary spare parts.

"With this donation, we show that we continue to support Ukraine against Russian aggression," the Benelux defense ministers said. "Joining our efforts, we are responding to the request of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to further deploy armored vehicles," they added. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are also part[2] of a new international coalition to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets announced at the NATO summit in Vilnius earlier in July.

Lithuania to send more armored vehicles, ammunition to Ukraine

Lithuania will send 10 armored vehicles M113 to Ukraine, bringing the total of such vehicles handed by the country to 72 vehicles, Lithuania's Defense Minister Avrydas Anusauskas announced on June 28.

[3] Elsa Court

Elsa Court is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent.

She was previously an intern at the Kyiv Post and has a Master's in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from Utrecht University.

Before joining the Kyiv Independent, she worked at the Netherlands Red Cross programme to arrange hosts for Ukrainian refugees and as a freelance writer and editor.

References

1. ^ announced (www.eurointegration.com.ua)
2. ^ part (kyivindependent.com)
3. ^ Lithuania to send more armored vehicles, ammunition to UkraineLithuania will send 10 armored vehicles M113 to Ukraine, bringing the total of such vehicles handed by the country to 72 vehicles, Lithuania's Defense Minister Avrydas Anusauskas announced on June 28. (kyivindependent.com)