Spain will send more armored vehicles, boats and weapons to Ukraine
The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, participated today via videoconference in a new meeting of ministers, involved in Contact Group for the Defense of UkraineDuring which he announced a new shipment of military and other material to Kiev, including more Tracked armored transport (TOA), vehicles, boats and weapons miscellaneous for Anti-aircraft defense and air-air and naval operations.
During the meeting, called by the United States Secretary of Defenselloyd austin, the Allies analyzed the progress of the conflict and assessed the existing possibilities to meet the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the face of Russian aggression. They all conveyed a message of unity and their full commitment to the country’s security for as long as necessary, following two years of uninterrupted support with the shipment of all types of material, in addition to the training of Ukrainian military and civilians.
In this sense, Robles confirmed to his colleagues the “imminent departure” of a new shipment by the aforementioned ship. armored TOA (two of them converted into ambulances), several vehicles fire protection, snow plow and transportation of personnel, as well as various materials including two light boats, an electrogenerator and a water purification plant. Similarly, Spain will also support the Ukrainian military in various ways weapons For air defence, air-to-air operations and naval operations. Of course, the Defense refrained from giving further details in this regard, such as the number of armored vehicles to be donated in this new batch.
skills alliance
In addition, as he already said in the last meeting of this type, at the end of January, Robles confirmed that our country will participate in Six Capacity Alliance, Pointing out that “they constitute a major scheme Maintain our long term support and are also helpful in facilitating Ukrainian forces progress towards full interoperability With allies and partners.” In particular, it is a tool aimed at strengthening the capabilities of the Ukrainian Army in areas such as Air force, ground air defense, artillery, maritime defense, mining and information technology of Ukraine.” In late January, Robles said that Spain would participate in all except air force support.
Finally, the Spanish Minister once again highlighted the training that Spain provides to Ukrainian civilians and military personnel, with several uniformed officers from Portugal now joining as teachers. there are already more 3,500 educated And Robles once again recalls the possibility of teaching. new courses To manage the system Missiles “Patriot”, “Nasams” and “Hawk”, in addition to others Underwater mining.
About send military aid, Spain particularly lags behind countries in contributing 19th rank out of 30As can be seen from the latest balance sheet on support to Ukraine Kiel Institute for the World Economy. What was our country’s contribution 338 millionfar from 1,400 finland2,500 holland or 6,600 United Kingdom,