❗️Australia’s Senate reveals extent of tax payer money & Australian military hardware "donated" to Zelensky. 🤬
💰28 February 2022: $4.2 million contribution to NATO’s Trust Fund for Ukraine for non-lethal military equipment and medical supplies.
💰March 2022: $70 million in lethal military assistance to Ukraine, including missiles, weapons and a range of non-lethal military equipment.
💰20 March 2022: a $21 million military support package.
💰31 March 2022: a $25 million military package, including unmanned aerial and unmanned ground systems, rations and medical supplies.
💰8 April 2022: a $26.5 million package of anti-armour weapons and ammunition and a donation of 20 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles.
💰27 April 2022: a contribution of six M777 155mm lightweight towed howitzers and howitzer ammunition.
💰19 May 2022: a gift of 14 M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers and 20 more Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles.
💰4 July 2022: an additional $100 million military package, including another 20 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles, de-mining equipment, $20 million to NATO and $7 million towards purchasing technology and equipment from Australian suppliers.
💰27 October 2022: another 30 Bushmaster mobility vehicles and a contingent of 70 military personnel deployed to the UK to assist in training Ukrainian armed forces.
💰18 January 2023: the Australian Government confirmed that Australia had to date provided Ukraine with $475 million in military assistance.
💰24 February 2023: provision of uncrewed aerial systems and completion of training of the first rotation of 200 Ukrainian recruits as part of Operation Kudu.
💰26 June 2023: another 70 military vehicles, 28 M113 armoured vehicles, 14 Special Operations Vehicles, 28 Rheinmetall 40M medium trucks and 14 trailers and 105mm artillery ammunition.
💰12 July 2023: a further 30 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles, bringing the total to 120. In the same week, the government committed to deploying a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to Germany, to be used for protecting a gateway of international assistance to Ukraine.
💰25 October 2023: a further $20 million military package with support from the Australian defence industry, including demining equipment, portable x-ray machines, a 3D metal printer and counter drone systems.
💰14 December 2023: a commitment to extend and expand Australia’s contribution to the training of Ukrainian military recruits as part of Operation Kudu throughout 2024. Defence personnel participating would be increased from 70 to 90 per rotation and Australia’s role expanded to include a junior leadership program focusing on warfighting skills in urban and trench warfare, combat first aid, explosive hazard awareness and marksmanship.
💰15 February 2024: a $50 million grant to the International Fund for Ukraine, directly supporting procurement of military capabilities.
💰27 April 2024: a new $100 million package including $50 million of military assistance with support from the Australian defence industry, $50 million for short-range air defence systems and delivery of air-to-ground precision munitions.
💰11 July 2024: the largest single military assistance package to Ukraine, with $250 million worth of air defence missiles, air-to-ground weapons, anti-tank weapons, artillery, mortar, cannon and small arms ammunition, as well as a shipment of boots for Ukrainian armed forces on the front line.
💲🇦🇺🇺🇦GRAND TOTAL: $1.1 billion AUD 🤑🤑🤑