CBC News: Canada disposes of old armored personnel carriers despite proposals to transfer them to Kiev
Canada is going to dispose of dozens of old armored personnel carriers, contrary to the proposal of Armatec to repair them and transfer them to Ukraine. This was reported by CBC News on Thursday, September 21.
"The Canadian army has dozens of old armored personnel carriers that it plans to dispose of this year, although a private company has offered to repair them for use in Ukraine," the TV channel reports.
According to the country's Ministry of National Defense, 67 tracked M113 light armored vehicles are "parked awaiting final demilitarization and disposal or are being used as a source of spare parts" for 73 vehicles that remain in service with the Canadian Army.
It is noted that all these cars are in poor condition. The ministry said that over the next few years they will be replaced by newer armored combat support vehicles.
The day before, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Warsaw was no longer transferring any weapons to Ukraine, since it was arming itself with the most modern weapons. Morawiecki said that the Polish government is betting on the modernization and active arming of the army so that in a short time it will become one of the strongest in Europe.
Later it became known that Poland carries out only pre-agreed supplies of ammunition and weapons, including under contracts signed with Ukraine.
Western countries have increased military and financial support for Ukraine against the background of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which the Russian authorities announced on February 24, 2022, amid the aggravation of the situation in the region due to Ukrainian shelling. However, recently, statements about the need to reduce support for Ukraine have been increasingly heard in the West.
