Group of 9 countries pledge military aid to Ukraine

TAPA MILITARY BASE, Estonia, Jan 19 (Reuters) – A group of nine countries pledged new military aid to Ukraine, they said in a statement on Thursday ahead of a critical arms meeting for Kyiv scheduled to take place in Germany on Friday.

The assistance from countries including Estonia, Latvia and Poland will include dozens of Stinger air defense systems, S-60 anti-aircraft guns, machine guns and training, according to a statement.

Reporting by Andrius Sytas, writing by Alan Charlish, editing by Terje Solsvik

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