OTTAWA, 04 March 2022, (TON): The Canadian authorities have decided to send an additional batch of lethal wea-pons to Ukraine. This was announced to journalists by the head of the Canadian Ministry of Defense Anita Anand.

She said “we intend to supply Ukraine with additional assistance in the form of lethal weapons.”

According to her “these deliveries will include 4.5 thousand M-72 anti-tank grenade launchers and about 7.5 thousand hand grenades.”

The minister did not reveal details of how the weapons would be delivered to Ukraine, but said it would be done as quickly as possible.

In addition, Anand said that Canada will give Ukraine 1 million Canadian dollars ($790,000) for the purchase of high-precision satellite images.

She explained “this will provide the Ukrainian military with greater opportunities to monitor the movement of Russian troops in and around their territory.”

Earlier, the Canadian authorities announced that they had decided to supply Ukraine with body armor, helmets, gas masks and night vision devices, as well as anti-tank weapons.