Canada is targeting Russia’s defence industry with its latest round of sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says the new measures impose restrictions on 33 entities in the Russian defence sector.
Given it’s performance in Ukraine I don’t think the Russian armaments industry has a bright future.
Tens of thousands dead in Mariupol, Zelenskyy says amid plea to South Korea for arms
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday asked Seoul for any military aid it could provide as he said Russia could only be forced to make peace.
Speaking in a video address to South Korean lawmakers, Zelenskyy said his country needed more help, including weapons, if it is to survive the war.
“You have something that can be indispensable for us … armored vehicles, anti-aircraft, anti-tank, anti-ship weapons,” he said.
#Ukraine: Ukrainian indirect fire continues to strike Russian armored vehicles in #Mariupol; seen here, a (possible MT-LB based) vehicle is struck, and when ammo cooks off causes further damage and a fire to start on two T-72B tanks. (The damage looks very minor to one of them.) pic.twitter.com/oAHHC7YVm0
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 11, 2022
#Ukraine: A compilation of the recent operations by the 30th Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine on the eastern front – as can be seen a Russian BTR-80 armored personnel carrier was hit twice by Stugna-P ATGM and at least one BM-21 Grad MRL + a cargo truck were destroyed by artillery. pic.twitter.com/7M8EpsdW0Q
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 11, 2022
