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Finland sends weapons and ammunition to Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin leaves after an emergency European Union (EU) summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, February 25, 2022, on the situation in Ukraine after Russia launched a massive military operation. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS

Finland will send weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters on Monday.

The shipment will include 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 bullets, 1,500 anti-tank weapons and 70,000 food packages, Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen added.

(Reporting by Essi Lehto; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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