KYIV — Ukraine has received a plane load of machine guns, surveillance gear and rifles as part of a Canadian military assistance package, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Saturday.
Ukraine has received plane loads of arms and military gear from NATO allies as the country braces for a possible military attack by Russia.
"We received military aid in the form of rifles, machine guns with opticaxjmtzywl sights, night vision & surveillance devices & military equipment. Thank you for this important & timely decision," Reznikov wrote in a tweet.
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Ukrainian soldiers look out of a shelter in the center of the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak)