North Macedonia announced that it would provide Ukraine with 12 Mi-24 combat helicopters and said the United States would provide $139 million to help it acquire the new helicopters.

The picture shows the Ukrainian Mi-24 combat helicopter.

(AFP)

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The war between Russia and Ukraine continues. Recently, the Eastern European country North Macedonia plans to provide 12 Mi-24 combat helicopters to Ukraine, and the United States will provide US$139 million (about NT$4.2 billion) to help It purchased a new helicopter.

Comprehensive foreign media reports, North Macedonian Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska (Slavjanka Petrovska) pointed out in an interview with a local TV station that the country is considering donating 12 Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine, and the General Staff of the North Macedonian Armed Forces has also passed this The government will formally finalize the matter at a meeting on the 29th.

The North Macedonian army currently has 12 Mi-24 combat helicopters and 4 Mi-8/17 transport helicopters, of which 4 Mi-24s were modernized by the Israeli defense company Elbit Systems (Elbit Systems) to make their aviation The electric system complies with NATO (NATO) standards, and adds pilot night vision goggles (NVG).

Petrovska said that the aid to Ukraine will not affect the country's military strength. The value of these Mi-24s is about 30 million euros (about 980 million NT dollars).

She also mentioned that the United States will provide North Macedonia with US$139 million in funding to support its military modernization plan, and it is expected to purchase new multi-purpose helicopters in the future.