Canada ‘actively’ looking at sending drone cameras to Ukraine: Anand
Global News
The federal government has not publicly disclosed sending any cameras, but videos online show Turkish drones with Canadian cameras being used to destroy Russian columns.
The Canadian government is looking at providing Ukraine with drone cameras to assist Kyiv in its fight against Russia, National Defence Minister Anita Anand has said.
She made the comments Monday in an exclusive interview with Global News’ Mercedes Stephenson in Latvia, where Anand along with Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff, is meeting with NATO counterparts to discuss Canada’s response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
“We are actively examining ways in which we could assist the Ukrainian army with that equipment,” Anand said when asked if Canada was considering providing more cameras to Ukraine to use on drones.
The federal government has not publicly disclosed or promised sending any cameras, but videos circulating online and on social media show Turkish-made drones being used to destroy Russian columns and artillery.
The precision cameras mounted on the Bayraktar TB2 drones are Canadian-made, a military source has confirmed to Global News.
Canada along with other NATO allies has promised and already sent Ukraine military aid in the form of lethal and non-lethal weapons.
Anand announced last week that Ottawa will send up to 4,500 M72 rocket launchers and up to 7,500 hand grenades that will come from the Canadian Armed Forces’ stockpile. This is in addition to previous lethal aid sent to the country.
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