Canada will provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth CAD 64.8 million (approximately US$47 million), which will include, among other items, small arms. Source: Reuters, citing Canada's Defence Minister Bill Blair,

Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada plans to give Ukraine a C$64.8 million ($47 million) military aid package that will include small arms, ammunition,

The Department of Defense will send military aid totaling $425 million to Ukraine to assist with its defense against Russian military aggression.

The new funds compliment a separate package estimated to be worth $8 billion that US President Joe Biden pledged in September.

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday about efforts to surge security assistance to Ukraine and announced a new $425 million military aid package, the White House said.

US President Joe Biden has announced a new military aid package worth US$425 million during a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, 16 October. Source: White House,

The new package will include small arms, ammunition, and protective equipment, as well as funding for the training of Ukrainian military personnel, Blair said. Read also: Canada unveils new military aid package for Ukraine "The military assistance announced today provides Ukraine with important resources needed to defend itself against Russian