Canada to supply Ukraine with over 80,000 unarmed small rockets, some warheads

Ukrainian soldiers prepare a Grad multiple rocket launcher to fire rockets at the Russian positions in the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Roman Chop via AP)

OTTAWA — Canada plans to send 80,840 surplus small unarmed air-to-surface rockets to Ukraine as well as 1,300 warheads in the coming months, Defense Minister Bill Blair said in a statement on Friday.

Canada announced an initial shipment of 2,160 unarmed CRV7 rockets in June. Each CRV7 rocket can be equipped with warheads designed variously to hit buildings, tanks or soldiers.

Canada will also donate chassis assemblies from 29 M113 armoured personnel carriers and 64 Coyote armoured cars, which the Canadian armed forces are no longer using, Blair said.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Canada has committed $4.5 billion in military aid.