RIGA, Feb 23 (Bernama-dpa) -- Estonia has promised to provide Ukraine with further military aid for its defence against the Russian invasion, as the war is set to hit the three-year mark on Monday, reported German news agency dpa.
"We have made a decision with the government to purchase 10,000 artillery shells and send them to Ukraine as quickly as possible," Prime Minister Kristen Michal said on Saturday evening in a speech at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu.
"The armed forces will also deliver 750,000 food packages from their own reserves," he added.
In addition, Estonia will supply Kyiv with military equipment worth €100 million (US$104.6 million) from its own arms industry, Michal said.
Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur wrote on social media platform X that the delivery will involve "10,000 rounds of 155mm artillery shells".
A representative of the ministry had previously handed over a list of products and services from Estonian companies with Ukraine told to choose items for the aid package according to its military needs.
Ukraine has been defending itself against Russia's full-scale invasion since Feb 24, 2022, and is largely dependent on Western military aid.
EU and NATO member Estonia, which borders Russia, is one of Ukraine's staunchest supporters.
"Ukraine can count on Estonia now and in future," Michal stressed in Tartu, Estonia's second-largest city that is located less than 50 kilometres west of the Russian border.
-- BERNAMA-dpa
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