Russia-Ukraine war: Poland says it provided military aid worth over Rs 12K crore to Kyiv

As Russian aggression against Ukraine continues even after two months, Poland has announced it will assist Ukraine with weapons worth around 7 billion PLN (over Rs 12,422 crore). latest announcement from Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki came after holding a meeting with Ukrainian Premier Denys Shmyhal on Saturday. 

Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Cabinet spokesperson Piotr Muller said that aid was a step towards defending sovereignty of Ukraine, Poland, and Europe. "Poland has provided Ukraine with weapons worth around 7 billion PLN - announced Prime Minister @MorawieckiM during conference for initiative #StopRussiaNOW. This is over 1.6 billion dollars to defend Ukrainian, Polish and European sovereignty!", he wrote.

Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister also assured his Ukrainian counterpart of providing support with all possible resources. Hailing tre agreement between Poland and Ukraine, he affirmed it would open new economic opportunities for Polish companies and employees. "Russia's criminal actions must be stopped! Stop Russia now! signed agreement on a tre agency between Ukraine and rest of world will open up new economic opportunities for Polish companies and employees," according to Morawiecki's Twitter post.

It is worth mentioning that Poland has been supporting war-torn country since very first day of war. Besides, providing military aid to Kyiv, Poland has also welcomed a large number of Ukrainian refugees. Moreover, it has also imposed heavy sanctions on Moscow for its "unlawful action" against Ukrainian civilians, including a ban on imports of Russian coal. latest announcement from Polish government comes merely two days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to countries to support war-torn nation with vanced lethal weapons to fight Russian aggression.

Russia-Ukraine war

Russia initiated a full-fledged war against Ukraine nearly two days after Vlimir Putin signed a decree recognising independence of breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk. Putin's action came despite West's repetitive warning and speculations about his ill intention to inve Ukraine.

On February 24, Russian troops started a military operation against Ukraine. Since n, it has been bombarding several cities in Ukraine, resulting in killing of thousands of civilians. Russian aggression furr escalated in several regions of Ukraine, including Bucha and Borodyanka, where piles of bodies were found, illustrating alleged cruelty of Russian forces who have turned a captivating country into a 'graveyard' within two months of war.

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