MEDIA STATEMENT
31 Mar 2022
Prime Minister, Minister for Defence
The Australian Government will provide further military support
to Ukraine in response to Russia’s brutal, unrelenting and illegal invasion, at
the request of the Ukrainian Government and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
To meet that request, in partnership with the Australian defence
industry, we will provide an additional $25 million AUD of defensive military
assistance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This will bring Australia’s total military assistance so far to
$116 million.
On top of this support is Australia’s $65 million of
humanitarian assistance, 70,000 tonnes of thermal coal to meet Ukraine’s energy
needs, as well as temporary protection visas and support for Ukrainian
community groups in Australia.
The new $25 million package of additional defensive military
assistance will include tactical decoys, unmanned aerial and unmanned ground
systems, rations and medical supplies.
The Australian Government will continue to identify
opportunities for further military assistance where it is able to provide a
required capability to the Ukraine Armed Forces expeditiously.
The Government will not disclose further specific details of the
package or delivery arrangements at the direct request of Ukrainian officials
and our other partners.
Australia stands with Ukraine against Russia’s illegal and
unprovoked invasion.
We will continue to impose the maximum costs against Russia
through targeted sanctions on individuals and entities, including President
Putin and his circle of oligarchs and propagandists, military commanders and
members of Parliament.
https://www.pm.gov.au/media/additional-military-assistance-ukraine
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