Ukraine Continues to Receive Military Aid
Desk Report
Published: 05 Mar 2022, 06:07 pm
The US government has provided over $1 billion in military assistance to the Ukrainian government over the past year.
Since authorizing the provision of lethal military equipment to Ukraine in 2017, the US has supplied Ukrainian forces with small arms, ammunition, anti-tank (AT) and anti-aircraft (AA) systems, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and communications equipment. Two notable systems are the FIM-92 Stinger AA missile and FGM-148 Javelin, the latter being advanced AT weapon which deploys a fire-and-forget missile optimized to destroy armoured vehicles.
The British government has since mirrored the US’ lethal aid policy and provided the Ukrainian Army with 2,000 next-generation light anti-tank (NLAW) laser-guided missiles.
As of 1 March 2022, the Canadian government has committed to providing additional lethal military equipment to the tune of 100 Carl-Gustaf recoilless AT rifles and 2,000 AT rockets.
EU leaders have always attempted to steer the organization away from direct participation in military operations. However, EU members have agreed to finance the purchase of €450 million worth of arms and equipment to support the Ukrainian government, which will most likely include small arms, ammunition, personal protective equipment (PPE) and AT/AA systems.
Earlier this weekend, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Germany would provide 1,000 AT weapons systems and 500 Stinger missiles to bolster Ukrainian defences.
The French government has historically supported the Ukrainian government. It provided $60 million worth of lethal military equipment in 2021. The country recently announced an additional support package worth an estimated €300 million which includes AT, AA and ‘digital weapons systems’.
The Dutch government has announced that it would supply Ukraine with 200 Stinger AA missiles, 50 Panzerfaust-3 AT weapons and 400 AT rockets. It may even deploy Patriot missiles to Slovakia as part of the NATO Rapid Response Force.
The Czech government announced that it would supply lethal aid in the form of 4,000 mortar systems, 7,000 assault rifles, 3,000 light machine guns, 30,000 pistols, an unspecified amount of sniper rifles and 500,000 rounds of ammunition.
Several nations and NATO members have pledged to provide both lethal and logistical military assistance to the Ukrainian government. Here is a brief assessment of the numerous foreign military support packages the Ukrainian Military received.