This would regard the additional military assistance from the Australian government.

Militarnyi informs about it.

Vasyl Miroshnychenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia, stated that the assistance from Australia includes anti-tank weapons and ammunition worth $20 million, NV reports.

“For Australia, this is a big step forward. In addition, they have already provided assistance in the amount of $70 million. This is already the fourth package of aid provided,” Miroshnychenko said on the air of the all-Ukrainian telethon.

It was previously reported that Australia would be sending 20 Bushmaster armored vehicles worth $38M to Ukraine.

The Bushmaster protective mobility vehicle is an Australian MRAP produced by Thales Australia. Its mass production was launched in 2005.

Bushmaster is designed and built to protect up to 9 soldiers and combines high levels of blast and ballistic protection with excellent off-road mobility.

Australia has a fleet of over 1,000 such MRAPs.

In addition, Slovakia confirmed negotiations between Kyiv and Bratislava on the purchase of 155-mm Zuzana ACS.