Canada to give more than C$40 million to help buy artillery shells for Ukraine

Canada will give more than C$40 million ($29.40 million) to a Czech-led initiative aimed at buying 800,000 artillery shells from third nations for Ukraine,
Defence Minister Bill Blair said on Tuesday.
The Canadian contribution will help deliver several thousands of shells of heavy ammunition, he said in a statement. Canada will also donate C$7.5 million worth of night vision devices to Kyiv.
Ammunition supplies have become a critical issue for Ukraine in its third year of fighting against Russia’s invasion, descending into grinding artillery battles.
The commitment to help buy shells was part of a defense deal that Canada signed last month with the Czech Republic, but at the time Ottawa did not reveal how much it would spend.