Interfax-Ukraine
17:30 13.03.2015

Nine countries provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid worth $120 mln - government

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Nine countries provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid worth $120 mln - government

The Ukrainian Armed Forces as of March 12 received humanitarian aid worth $120 million from nine countries, according to a government report.

The government report states, inter alia, that on March 11 Petro Poroshenko in a phone call with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden "thanked him for the U.S. additional non-lethal assistance to Ukraine in the field of security, in particular drones, communications systems, radars that detect mortar fire, night vision devices and other means worth a total $75 million, as well as 230 military vehicles."

The United States provided Ukraine with procurement technical assistance worth $13 million.

The U.S. humanitarian assistance delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine included dry food rations totaling about $2.5 million.

Canada sent humanitarian aid worth over $20 million.

Poland's humanitarian aid amounted to $5.5 million.

Australia sent winter uniforms worth more than $2.3 million.

The total amount of humanitarian aid for the Ukrainian army from Britain was about $1.8 million.

The Slovak Republic sent electricity generators, lighting kits, plastic utensils, sleeping bags, clothing and a wide range of medical equipment and assets totaling more than $632,000 to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Norway sent dry food rations worth about $630,000.

France supplied body armor and medicines worth about $600,000.

The Netherlands sent generators and winter clothing worth $500,000.

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