Belgium to supply Ukraine with 105mm ammunition worth $35 mln

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With this additional support, Belgium has so far provided 306 million euros in lethal and non-lethal military support to Ukraine.

Belgium EU Foreign Ministers Ukraine — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrives for a meeting with EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday May 23, 2023. The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Tuesday that the U.S. green light to allow Ukrainian pilots get training to fly F-16s has created an inexorable momentum that will inevitably bring the fighter jets to the Ukrainian battlefield. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Belgium will supply Ukraine with 105mm artillery rounds worth 32.4 million euros ($35 million), a spokesperson for Belgium's defence ministry said on Friday.

The ammunition will be purchased from Belgian industry and will be delivered as soon as possible, a statement said.

With this additional support, Belgium has so far provided 306 million euros in lethal and non-lethal military support to Ukraine.

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