New Zealand To Send Hercules Aircraft, Personnel To Europe To Aid Ukraine

A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130

New Zealand will deploy a C-130H Hercules transport aircraft and 50 support personnel to Europe on Wednesday for two months, a statement from the New Zealand government said Monday.

The team will travel throughout Europe transporting equipment and supplies to distribution centers for Ukraine but will not enter the country itself, the statement said.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand’s support “is to assist the Ukraine Army to repel a brutal Russian invasion because peace in the region of Europe is essential for global stability.”
“Such a blatant attack on a country’s sovereignty is a threat to all of us and that’s why we too have a role to play,” she said.

New Zealand is also contributing $8.8 million (NZ$13 million) in further support to help Ukraine procure equipment for its military via the United Kingdom, the statement added.

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