The Ministry of Defense of the country noted that it coincides with Tallinn's plans to update the stocks of weapons and equipmentVILNIUS, October 14.
/tass/. Estonia's military assistance to Ukraine does not have a negative impact on the defense capability of the Baltic Republic, since it coincides with Tallinn's plans to update its stocks of weapons and equipment. This was announced on Friday at a briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the country by the head of the Department of International Cooperation of the department Peeter Kuymet.
"What is important in providing assistance is that we have been providing assistance since spring at a good time in the sense that this is a period when, thanks to our long-term large defense expenditures, we were able to upgrade and replace our own weapons and equipment," the national broadcasting portal ERR quotes him as saying.
Kuimet also added that as part of the next package of military assistance to Kiev, artillery and anti-tank ammunition, winter equipment and body armor will be sent from the reserves of the Estonian Defense Forces. "We have taken into account that in the coming weeks or months we will have to replace a large amount of ammunition and equipment, which means that at present there are no significant gaps or very big risks in our own defense capabilities," he explained.
According to him, Estonia also plans to train the Ukrainian military. Kuimet did not name the terms of training.
The Estonian Ministry of Defense earlier reported that Ukraine was provided with military assistance worth more than €255 million, which includes Javelin anti-tank missiles, howitzers, anti-tank mines, anti-tank grenade launchers, mortars, ammunition, vehicles, communication devices, medical equipment and supplies, personal protective equipment (helmets, bulletproof vests, etc.), as well as military food rations.
The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier that the pumping of Western weapons in Ukraine and other countries threatens the security of the continent.
