Spain sends 200 tonnes of military material to Ukraine: PM

Spain has shipped two hundred tonnes of army gadgets, such as heavy delivery motors and ammunition, to Ukraine, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated Thursday during his visit to  Kyiv.

“This is the biggest shipment made till now, greater than doubling what we’ve got sent thus far,” he instructed a joint news convention with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

A Spanish military delivery loaded with the material departed a port in Spain on Thursday certain for Poland, from which the shipment can be transported to Ukraine, Sanchez stated.

“The ship carries 30 trucks, several special heavy transport vehicles, and 10 small vehicles loaded with the military material that will be transferred to Ukraine,” he added.

Sanchez and his Danish counterpart arrived in Kyiv earlier on Thursday for talks with Zelensky, the latest in a series of visits by European leaders to show their support for Ukraine.

“Shocked to witness the horror and atrocities of Putin’s war on the streets of Borodyanka,” Sanchez tweeted earlier on Thursday after visiting the war-ravaged town outside of Kyiv with Frederiksen.

Madrid has sent about a dozen planes to Ukraine carrying “hundreds of tonnes” of weapons and humanitarian supplies, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday.

In another sign of support for Kyiv, Sanchez announced on Monday that Spain would reopen its embassy in the Ukrainian capital “in a few days’ time”.

The embassy suspended interest the day after the Russian invasion on February 24 for protection reasons.

Spain has additionally taken in 134,000 Ukrainians, of whom 64,000 have received brief protection, together with lodging and a work permit.