Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg will donate M113 armored infantry vehicles to Ukraine in the short term. These are refurbished vehicles that are purchased from the industry. The ministers of defense of the 3 countries report this today in a joint statement.
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The M113 is a vehicle used by many international partners. It is mainly used to move infantrymen from one point to another on the battle scene. They are better protected by the strong armor of the M113.
The M113s will be equipped with a remote-controlled weapon system. It is also possible to mount machine guns on the vehicles. Ukraine will also receive the necessary spare parts. The intention is that the entire package will be handed over sometime in the coming months.
“With this donation we show that we continue to support Ukraine against Russian aggression,” said ministers Ludivine Dedonder (Belgium), Kajsa Ollongren (Netherlands) and François Bausch (Luxembourg) in the statement. “By joining forces, we are responding to the request of the Ukrainian armed forces to continue deploying armored vehicles.”