Canada to donate 4,800 assault rifles, one million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine

Canada to donate 4,800 assault rifles, one million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine

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Canada will complete the delivery of thousands of small arms and a million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine in the next few weeks.

That's according to the Canadian Defense Ministry, Ukrinform reports.

"Delivery of the donation packages of small arms and ammunition announced in April is on track. Machine guns, assault rifles, cleaning kits, and magazines have already been delivered to Ukraine, and 1 million rounds of 5.56mm ammunition and 4,800 assault rifles are scheduled to be delivered in the coming weeks," the report said.

Read also: Canada to hand over to Ukraine anti-aircraft missiles

The ministry said that all 21,000 small arms and 2.4 million rounds of ammunition are expected to be in Ukraine by the summer.

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