Canada commits £54m in drone aid to bolster Ukraine's front-line operations

Canada's Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair, communicated on Monday that his country is committed to supplying Ukraine with 800 drones. This news was relayed by the Turkish agency Anadolu. The SkyRanger R70 unmanned aerial vehicles are anticipated to bolster Ukrainian soldiers throughout their surveillance missions.

"These drones are set to empower Ukrainian soldiers on the frontlines, enabling them to identify and assess threats swiftly and with high precision and efficiency," stated Blair during a press conference in Toronto. He added, "Canada will back Ukraine as long as it takes."

The estimated cost of the drones destined for Ukraine is around £54 million (a direct conversion from 95 million Canadian dollars). This figure forms part of an aid package for Kyiv totalling close to £284 million (originally 500 million Canadian dollars). The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, first announced this significant aid contribution last summer.

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"The only way to confront a tyrant like Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, is through strength and resilience," asserted Bill Blair. He solemnly pledged, "We will not forget Ukraine. We will not abandon Ukraine until victory is achieved in this war." These sentiments of reassurance were quoted from the Turkish agency, Anadolu.

The shipment of the 800-unit Canadian SkyRanger R70 drone batch is scheduled to reach Kyiv at the onset of April.

Source: Anadolu