Greece sends two C-130 transport aircraft loaded with defense equipment for Ukraine. Credit: Simon Boddy, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Greece will dispatch military aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia it was decided on Sunday during a meeting held by Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and defense officials.
The government announced that it sends to Poland two C-130 transport aircraft loaded with military aid for Ukraine that will depart from Greece on Sunday.
It was not immediately clear what type of equipment Greece is sending.
The decision follows the Russian advance in Ukraine and the killing of at least 10 ethnic Greeks near the city of Mariupol on Saturday by Russian fire.
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