The government will also send additional funds for military support.
New Zealand has sent a C-transport to Europe 130H Hercules and a team of 50 people. They will help transport and redistribute aid to Ukraine, said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Wellington also announced $ 13 million in financial aid. Of this, $ 7.5 million will be allocated for the purchase of weapons and ammunition in the UK.
“What significant contribution can we make to the war that New Zealand is so strongly opposed to? Our goal is to help Ukraine repel Russia's brutal invasion,” Ms Ardern said.
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Earlier the New Zealand government agreed on non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine worth almost $ 5 million. This is the first time that New Zealand has provided direct funding to a third-party organization for non-lethal military assistance of this kind.
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