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Australia has sent the first four of 14 armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine as part of a $285 million aid package.
The M113AS4s were loaded into a Ukrainian aircraft last week after the former defence minister Peter Dutton promised the personnel carriers and 20 additional Bushmaster protected infantry vehicles in May.
Ukraine will not forget this. Another batch of Australian armoured vehicles are on their way to Ukraine.
These are four of the 14 M113 armoured personnel carriers promised by the Australian government. A half-world-long aviation aid bridge unites our people in these difficult times for Ukraine.”