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Ukraine receives shipment of machine guns and surveillance gear from Canada

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov attends a roll-out of new military transport aircraft Аn-178-100R designed for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the Antonov aircraft plant in Kyiv Ukraine, December 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukraine has received a plane load of machine guns, surveillance gear and rifles as part of a Canadian military assistance package, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Saturday.

Ukraine has received plane loads of arms and military gear from NATO allies as the country braces for a possible military attack by Russia.

"We received military aid in the form of rifles, machine guns with optical sights, night vision & surveillance devices & military equipment. Thank you for this important & timely decision," Reznikov wrote in a tweet.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Editing by Mark Potter)

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