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NEW ZEALAND MILITARY SUPPORT

Military gear

  • 473 helmets [March 2022].
  • 1,066 bullet-proof vests [March 2022].
  • 571 camouflage vests [March 2022].[287]

Miscellaneous equipment

  • 40 dial sights [May 2022].[288]

Training

  • On 23 May 2022 it was announced that 30 New Zealand Defence Force personnel would travel to the UK to train Ukrainian troops on L119 Light Gun howitzers.[289]
  • On 15 August 2022, the New Zealand government announced it would send 120 NZDF personnel to train Ukrainian forces in the UK. The deployment would consists of two teams of infantry trainers and lasts until 30 November.[290]
  • On 14 November 2022, the New Zealand government announced it would continue the deployment of infantry trainers (on a reduced basis of a single team of 66 personnel) and intelligence staff until 31 July 2023 and 30 June 2023.[291]
  • On 3 May 2023, the New Zealand government announced it would extend the deployment of the New Zealand Defence Force personnel training and supporting the Ukrainian armed forces until 30 June 2024.[292]

Logistics

Financial aid

  • Pledge of NZ$5 million partially for the purchase of non-lethal military equipment through NATO announced on 21 March 2022.[287]
  • NZ$7.5 million for weapons and ammunition procurement by the UK.[293]
  • NZ$4.1 million towards providing commercial satellite access for Ukrainian intelligence.[293]
  • On 27 June 2022, the New Zealand government announced it will donate NZ$4.5 million to NATO’s trust fund to buy non-lethal military equipment, as well as deploying an additional six NZDF intelligence analysts to the UK, totalling twelve, until 30 November.[294]
  • NZ$1.85 million to the NATO Trust Fund for the acquisition of non-lethal military equipment and supplies [291]