Ukraine is free to use Canadian-donated tanks and armoured vehicles inside Russia, the Department of National Defence said Thursday, APA reports citing CBC News.
The statement comes as speculation grows among military experts about how long Ukraine can stay on the offensive in Russia's Kursk region — and about the long-term impact the surprise cross-border incursion will have on the long-running war.
Canada has donated eight Leopard 2A4 tanks, a few dozen armoured combat support vehicles and hundreds of armoured patrol vehicles, as well as a handful of M-777 howitzers.
News footage captured by CNN along the Ukrainian border on Thursday showed a Canadian-made Senator patrol vehicle crossing into Russia.
"Ukrainians know best how to defend their homeland, and we're committed to supporting their capacity," Andrée-Anne Poulin, a spokesperson for the defence department, said in a media statement.
"Canada places no geographic restrictions on the use of military equipment that we donate to Ukraine."
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