Additional Bushmaster, M113 armored personnel carriers and medical equipment will be handed over by Australia to the Ukrainian army

Australia is preparing an additional batch of assistance to Ukraine. This regards 20 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs), 14 M113 armored personnel carriers, medical supplies, radiation monitoring equipment, and personal protection equipment.

ADM reports about this.

“This additional assistance will further support the Government of Ukraine in its response to Russia’s brutal, unrelenting, and illegal invasion,” said Peter Dutton, Australian Minister for Defence in a release published on his personal website.

The $60.9 million in additional assistance for Ukraine takes Australia’s total contribution to date to over $285 million.

Previously, Australia has shipped six 155-mm lightweight howitzers and associated ammunition, 20 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles, and other weapons and equipment to Ukraine.