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Lots of Russian bots on here today ffs…
Next couple days should bring some good news from multiple countries. Expect more announcements before this round of security meetings are done. >

How much are they going to have at this point? Enough for an entire armoured division from western tanks and IFV’s? >

Hopefully even more. Several vehicle transfer 'red lines' have been crossed just in the past two weeks. The flood gates are being opened. >


Several vehicle transfer 'red lines' have been crossed

Its actually amazing to see
At the start of the war the line was effectively 1 or 2 troop carriers, a dozen or so antiaircraft launchers 
Now equipment enough to arm small countries is being sent each time >

I don't think Russia has ever encountered such a middle finger that didn't come from Russia itself. >

The got a nice middle finger salute from the Americans in Afghanistan in the 1980s. >

I would have submitted this as " Canada to send Senators into Ukraine battlefield"
It would have so many meanings and I think most Canadians could get behind any of those meanings. >

No I would be embarrassed reading that. To imply that we only sent one of our NHL teams to fight... >


To imply that we only sent one of our NHL teams to fight...

And not even one of the good ones. >

Hey! Not cool! >

Ya, frig you! >

Whoa thats a huge donation from Canada. The Mounties will have to go back to riding horses. ( Jk ) >

Wait when did they stop? Haha >

When they figured out how to saddle a tank. >

The trick is to use a broomstick to push the pedals while you're straddling the roof >

Aaah, Mr Bean style >

I see you are a being of utmost culture >

As a Canadian I approve!
Glory to Ukraine!
Edit* FUCK YOU RUSSIA, bunch of bitches. >

Not to put a damper on it, but supposedly the CAF has been trying to procure these things for our own use for years. It's kinda funny how we can get them for our friends in a matter of months, but not for ourselves. >

They have more need than us right now, don't be a suka. >

I don't think that's the point they are trying to make. I think they are just pointing out that our (Canadian) government isn't willing to fund our military needs for years but is happy to spend for Ukraine. It's not a good/bad thing, just an observation that there is money for this stuff but our government doesn't see it as important for our military. I genuinely doubt soldiers in our military are upset that we are sending stuff to Ukraine at all. >

Canada has NATO to fall back on. The pressure the people have on the gov to up the force quickly pales in comparison to the boost of goodwill and global presence these donation have >

And I'm not denying that whatsoever. Nor did I say that these donations were a bad thing, I inferred that they were a good thing. I'm just pointing out that our government needs to take our military needs more seriously since we have the money. We could have bought these a while ago for our own use and donated them in which case they would already be in transit, along with anything else we could have procured as well at this time.
Just because we have NATO to fall back on doesn't mean we shouldn't have a strong military - look at the slow and scrambling response from a number of European NATO members at the outbreak of this war. We have significantly more land and coastline to defend with a much smaller budget, US aside any support we could get is an ocean away. We shouldn't be in that position if we can afford it. >

A very valid point! I'm an American, so I have no right saying what Canada should or shouldn't do. I was just stating some things from my perspective. Thanks for the reply >

Would love to also see humanitarian refuge support so we can get at risk innocent Ukrainian women/children/elderly/disabled out of the country. This goes for the whole West. >


Canada is donating 200 Canadian-made armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Wednesday while visiting Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Anand said the Senator APCs are being purchased from Roshel, a Canadian company based in Mississauga, Ont., at a cost of $90 million.

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Since the beginning of 2022, Canada has provided more than $5 billion in direct assistance to Ukraine, including $1 billion in military aid.

Nicely done,  Slava Ukraini. >

This makes perfect sense.
It's built on a standard truck frame (Ford F550) so no special servicing requirements or parts.
It's a Canadian Company so a portion of those funds will flow back in the form of taxes and secondary economic value. >

Fully agreed. We could also send some LAV heavy APCs/IFVs that are also built in Canada, but the government is seemingly not willing to do that yet. >

Honestly with the Bradley line being crossed I wouldn't be surprised to see some LAVs in the next package. America has broken the seal on IFVs and the LAVs we build are exceptionally capable in wet, shitty terrain. >

we (Belgians) recently received 40 million euros to reinforce certain highways for heavy military equipment. Most military roll material passes through our ports. I suspect that many countries will join Canada if they already invest in our road network... >

"So like, take good care of these here Zambonis, eh. We'll need them back by next winter" >

Ukraine is going to have bits and pieces of every western military, which is not great logistically and in terms of training.  OTOH Russia is going the other way, digging into the Soviet-era stuff in the back of the cabinet, consistent, but woefully outdated and poorly maintained, unable to keep up production of the new stuff.  Personally, as an armchair general myself, I think I would take the random assortment of modern hardware over rusted out Soviet bits. >

I suppose it's a good thing that western equipment is generally built with interoperability and modification in mind, huh? >

These are built on a standard Ford F550 chassis.
Parts and service are readily available from everywhere.