 Canada will deliver eight Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Anita Anand, Defence Minister of Canada participated virtually in the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting hosted by the United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, where she announced additional military assistance to Ukraine. At the meeting, the minister announced that Canada will donate approximately 8,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition as well as 12 air defence missiles sourced from Canadian armed forces' inventory to sustain the air defence systems currently deployed in Ukraine. Canada will also donate more than 1,800 rounds of 105mm tank training ammunition. This ammunition will support the donation of Leopard 1 tanks announced by Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. Defence Minister Anita Anand also confirmed that the Canadian armed forces started the shipments of the additional Leopard 2 main battle tanks pledged by Canada at the end of February. Canada has committed eight Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine in total, four of which have already been delivered to Poland with a team of Canadian armed forces personnel training Ukrainian soldiers on their use. All eight Leopard 2 main battle tanks, as well as the previously announced armoured recovery vehicle and ciliary equipment and ammunition donated by Canada, are expected to be in Ukraine in the coming weeks. Since February 2022, Canada has committed over $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine. We continue to work closely alongside our allies and international partners to provide and coordinate comprehensive military support for Ukraine as it fights for its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. Canada stands firm with Ukraine in the fight against Russia's illegal and unjustifiable war. We are strengthening our collaboration with our allies and partners and are continuing to respond to Ukraine's military needs with comprehensive military aid. We will continue to do whatever it takes to safeguard freedom, democracy and the rules-based international order, Anita Anand said.