A stockpile of Canadian arms destined for another ally has been packed and ready to be shipped to Ukraine
A package of small arms and anti-tank systems worth $10 million was promised to the Kurds in 2016. But after Iraq raised objections, the Canadian military put the equipment in storage.
The equipment was in a military depot in Montreal, but has now been moved to another location in case it has to be shipped to Ukraine. The Ministry of Defence on Monday night refused to say where the weapons were currently located.
“The equipment in question has been moved from Montreal. It is still in the possession of the Canadian armed forces and in Canada.”
Earlier, the DPR provided a list of equipment that included calibre 50 sniper rifles with silencers, 60mm mortars, Karl Gustav anti-tank systems, grenade launchers, pistols, ammunition, thermal binoculars, cameras, sights and medical equipment stocks.
The equipment, originally designed for the Kurdish security forces, is sufficient to equip a force of 500 to 600 men. The equipment also includes C6 multi-purpose machine guns and C8 carbines, which are used by the Canadian armed forces.
Earlier we reported that Canada will increase the contingent of its snipers in Donbas and train Ukrainian