Estonia sending Javelins and anti-aircraft ammunition to Ukraine

Estonia sending Javelins and anti-aircraft ammunition to Ukraine

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Estonia will send additional military assistance to Ukraine in the form of Javelin anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft ammunition, Minister of Defense of Estonia Kusti Salm announced.

"We will provide additional military assistance to Ukraine. 25,000 packages of meals ready-to-eat, medical equipment, personal equipment, ammunition, an additional batch of Javelin missiles and anti-aircraft ammunition will be delivered," Salm said at a joint press conference of the Estonian Ministry of Defense and Defense Forces, ERR informs.

Colonel Margo Grossberg, Commander of the Estonian Defense Intelligence Center, also gave an overview of the current situation in Ukraine, saying that "the resistance of the Ukrainians has been significant and good."

It will be recalled that the first batch of Javelin anti-tank missiles donated by Estonia arrived in Ukraine on February 18.

Earlier today, President of Estonia Alar Karis said that Russian president Vladimir Putin had underestimated Ukraine's resilience and that sanctions could force Putin to end the war.

On February 24, Moscow attacked Ukraine and launched the war. Martial law has been imposed throughout Ukraine.

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