Portugal Sends “M-113” and Howitzers to Ukraine

by Meifan Honcharuk
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Portugal Sends “M-113” and Howitzers to Ukraine

On June 21, a decision was made public to transfer 14 armoured personnel carriers and 105-mm howitzers to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The office of the minister of national defence of Portugal announced on Twitter that a new aid package is being prepared, which includes military and non-military elements.

"Portugal continues to support Ukraine: we are going to donate another 14 M113 armoured personnel carriers and a set of 105-mm howitzers. This new package of military material joins the 180 tons of ammunition and 5 armoured medical support vehicles made available for weeks," the office of the minister of national defence.

In May of this year, Augusto Santos Silva, a representative of the Portuguese parliament, was in Kyiv for negotiations with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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