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Australia to supply Ukraine with drones worth $32.5mn, extend duty-free trade for two years

Kyiv will also receive RBS 70 man-portable air defence systems. 

Australia to supply Ukraine with drones worth $32.5mn, extend duty-free trade for two years
Richard Marles and Denys Shmyhal
Photo: Press service of the Ukrainian government

Australia will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package.

This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal at a press conference in Lviv with Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles.

Kyiv will receive drones and man-portable air defence systems.

"As part of the drone coalition, Australia will supply us with drones worth $32.5 million. A large batch of RBS man-portable air defence systems worth tens of millions of dollars will also be sent to Ukraine," Shmyhal said.

In addition, Canberra will provide Ukraine with air-to-ground munitions.

According to Marles, the total amount of the aid package is $100 million. The balance of the allocated amount will be used to purchase other equipment for the Defence Forces.

He noted that both countries agreed that Australia would extend duty-free imports of Ukrainian goods until July 2026.

In total, according to the Ukrainian prime minister, Australia's support has already reached $655 million, including $540 million in military aid. 

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