Japan to provide Ukraine with drones, NBC suits

19.04.2022 07:40

Ukrinform

The Ministry of Defense of Japan will send to Ukraine a batch of nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) suits and masks, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, to help the country fight off a Russian invasion.

That’s according to the Ministry’s official Twitter account.

“Japan’s Ministry of Defense decided to newly provide NBC suits, NBC masks and Drones to Ukrainian government. The fight of Ukrainians to defend their country still continues so that JMOD will continue our utmost support. For #Ukraine,” the tweet reads.

#JMOD decided to newly provide NBC suits, NBC masks and Drones to Ukrainian government. The fight of Ukrainians to defend their country still continues so that JMOD will continue our utmost support. For #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/Ge5YjawYOM
— Japan Ministry of Defense/Self-Defense Forces (@ModJapan_en) April 19, 2022

The report does not specify the size of the batch and when the aid will be deployed.

Earlier, the U.S. intelligence said it was seeing no signs that the Russian nuclear forces were deploying for an attack, adding that the monitoring of all their actions and preparations would continue.