Here are Canadian armored vehicles soon to be sent to Ukraine

Six more will be shipped in July from the General Dynamics Land Systems (GLDS) factory, London North Center MP Peter Fragiskatos said on Wednesday.

According to MP Fragiskatos, the 10 variants of ambulance-type armored vehicles should first arrive in Germany, where Ukrainian soldiers will be trained in their use.

They should then be deployed to Ukraine by the fall to help evacuate soldiers injured in combat zones, he said.

After that, 40 more vehicles, the types of which are not yet known, will follow. The shipment schedule has not been specified.

We know these vehicles will save livesaffirms for his part, Jason Alejandro Monahan, vice-president of General Dynamics Land SystemsGDLS Canada.

Decisions like these are extremely important, both to help Ukraine secure its future, but also to secure and create jobs here in London and with our 600 suppliers in Canadahe explains.

This military aid to Ukraine at war against Russia (new window)part of a wider commitment made in September (new window) last during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Ottawa.

Colonel Andrii Shmilyk, Ukraine’s military attaché to Canada, was present at the event, but did not speak.

The 50 armored vehicles, at a total cost of $500 million, are in addition to the 39 military vehicles of General Dynamics Land SystemsGDLS delivered to Ukraine in 2022.

The cost of each vehicle was not specified. A spokesperson for General Dynamics Land SystemsGDLS indicated that this would depend on the operational requirements of each vehicle, as they are tailored to the demands of the Ukrainian army.

With information from CBC