Spain sends aircraft with ammunition for large-caliber artillery to Ukraine

Spain sends aircraft with ammunition for large-caliber artillery to Ukraine

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Spain has sent to Ukraine the fifth transport aircraft of the Spanish Air Force with ammunition for large-caliber artillery systems.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a Facebook post, citing Spain's Ministry of Defense, Ukrinform reports.

In particular, Spain's Ministry of Defense officially announced that "on September 9, 2022, a T.23 aircraft of the Spanish Air Force took off from the Torrejon de Ardoz air base (Madrid) and is transporting large-caliber field artillery ammunition to Ukraine."

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According to the ministry, this is already the fifth aircraft with weapons recently provided by Spain to Ukraine. Last week, four aircraft took off from the base in Rota (Cadiz) with the support of an ally.

In total, the cargo transported over the past few days includes 75 pallets of large-caliber ammunition.

Photo credit: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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