To protect the Black Sea and key rivers of Ukraine from Russian attacks, the Netherlands will provide Ukraine with a new aid package worth 400 million euros.
UNN reports with reference to Telegraaf.
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This is "very important", due to the growing threat from Russia in the Black Sea - the Netherlands will provide Ukraine with more than 100 patrol boats and other vessels as part of a support package worth 400 million euros - confirmed by Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans.
Previously, the Netherlands provided F-16 fighters and artillery, but little weaponry for aquatic conditions
Pointing to the Dnipro River and the Black Sea, Brekelmans stressed that "the Russians are trying to cross the water." The Russian Armed Forces are trying to push through where the invaders' invasion previously got stuck and where "the front line has been for years."
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The new support package includes high-speed patrol boats and vessels that can be used by commandos and other special units, Brekelmans said on Wednesday after arriving at a meeting with Ukrainian allies in Brussels. The Ukraine Defense Contact Group is collecting military aid and coordinating support.
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