FOG BLOG CANADA LOG: CANADA TO SEND 200 MORE ARMOURED VEHICLES TO UKRAINE!

Ukraine asks for battle tanks as Canada sends 200 more armoured vehicles OTTAWA -

Defence Minister Anita Anand used a visit to Ukraine on Wednesday to announce that Canada is sending another 200 armoured vehicles to help with the country's defence against Russian invaders.

The announcement was largely overshadowed by questions about whether Canada and its allies would acquiesce to Ukraine's request for even heavier equipment: tanks.

Anand revealed the government's plan to purchase 200 armoured vehicles for Ukraine's military during a news conference in the capital Kyiv following a meeting with Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov. The vehicles are being purchased from Roshel, a company based in Mississauga, Ont., at a cost of $90 million. Canada previously sent eight of the same Roshel-made Senator armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine last spring.

"The Senator APCs are security-task vehicles and I have heard repeatedly that Ukrainian troops appreciate their maneuverability and their adaptability," Anand told reporters while sitting alongside Reznikov.

"The vehicles also allow for the safe transportation of personnel and equipment and medical evacuations."

The vehicles are the latest military contribution from Canada since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, touching off Europe's largest conflict since the Second World War.

Reznikov was quick to thank Canada for the armoured vehicles as well as its other contributions, including an American-made surface-to-air missile system announced last week at a cost of around $406 million.