New Zealand to Deploy Military Aircraft, 50 Personnel to Aid Ukraine War Effort

New Zealand to Deploy Military Aircraft, 50 Personnel to Aid Ukraine War Effort
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the Banquet Hall in Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Oct. 22, 2021. Robert Kitchin- Pool/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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New Zealand (NZ) will deploy a C130 Hercules military aircraft with 50 personnel to Europe on Wednesday to support Ukraine against Russia’s invasion.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also announced NZ$13 million (US$8.9 million) in further support, including $7.5 million to procure of weapons and ammunition via the United Kingdom and the deployment of eight logistics specialists from the NZ Defence Force, to be based in Germany.