The Netherlands Will Send Combat Equipment To Ukraine At Zelenskyy's Request
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said his country would soon send YPR infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine at the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"The Netherlands will now provide Ukraine's armed forces with YPR armored infantry fighting vehicles, equipped with remote-controlled weapons stations, at Zelenskyy's request," Ollongren said in X.
"It is imperative that all countries continue to contribute to Ukraine," he wrote.
The Netherlands had previously supplied Ukraine with YPR infantry fighting vehicles of various types as many as 207 units, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said.
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Since Russia began a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022, the Netherlands has sent 60 T-72 tanks of Ukraine and about 100 Leopard 1 tanks on collaboration with Denmark and Germany.
In addition, the Netherlands has delivered 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks with Denmark, eight PzH2000 automatic howitzers and two aircraft Patriotanti missile systems, as well as missiles, mortars, rifles, machine guns, and various types of ammunition.
At the end of December 2023, the Dutch government announced its decision to send the first batch of 18 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
In 2023, the Netherlands provided Ukraine with military assistance amounting to 1.73 billion US dollars (around Rp27.8 trillion).