Canada Global(Web News)A Ukrainian military leader has demanded that Canada hand over tens of thousands of rockets that are waiting to be dismantled at a military base in Saskatchewan.
Lt. Gen. Kyrillo Budanov urged the government to allow Ukraine to keep inactive CRV7 rockets.
Lt. Gen. Budanov, head of Ukraine’s defense ministry’s intelligence directorate, said doing so would help Ukraine deter Russian forces.
“We hope it will be a win-win situation,” he said, adding that more than 83,000 CRV7 land attack rockets are stored at the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot in Dundurn, south of Saskatoon.
Although Canada no longer has a use for them, and has hired a private contractor to dismantle them, Ukraine says it needs them urgently because its munitions supply is running low. has been
Lt. Gen. Budanov said the CRV7 will be used in both Ukrainian attack helicopters and ground launchers to target Russian tanks and artillery.
He said that Ukraine is discussing the matter with Canada but is still waiting for a decision.
Canadian officials said they were considering the request, but warned that the CRV7s are decades old and could be dangerous to handle and transport.
Ukrainians say they are in a dire situation and are ready to accept risks. He said that he is used to handling old weapons like CRV7.
Ukrainians say they are in a dire situation and are ready to accept risks. He said that he is used to handling old weapons like CRV7.
