President Zelensky asked Seoul for support with military equipment during a virtual address to the country's parliament on Monday.
South Korea plans to provide Ukraine < strong> additional non-lethal aid worth 2 billion won ($ 1.6 million) this month. Seoul is preparing to start sending items such as bulletproof vests, helmets, medicines and food to Ukraine next week. This was reported by the country's largest news agency Yonhap News, citing its own sources.
The new package came after South Korea shipped $ 1 billion worth of non-lethal military and medical supplies last month amid calls from Ukraine to support the Russian invasion.
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Despite Kyiv's calls for arms support, Seoul says there are restrictions on sending weapons to Ukraine. Defense Minister So Uk reiterated this position during telephone talks with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov last week.
Ukraine is requesting humanitarian and military support, including rifles, anti-tank missiles and other weapons from several countries, as it struggles to repel the Russian invaders.
On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also asked Seoul for military support during a virtual address to the South Korean parliament.
Earlier, we reported on what kind of weapons and Ukraine receives military assistance from the world.
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