Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The North Carolina National Guard will provide military equipment to Ukraine in its war with Russia, Gov. Roy Cooper said last Thursday.

At the request of the U.S. Department of Defense, the N.C. Army National Guard is providing M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers as part of a larger U.S. support package to Ukraine, Cooper said in a news release.

The governor also has shared a list of state government support resources for military service members and their families as military personnel based in North Carolina are deployed because of the war.

In February, Cooper signed an executive order that directed state government agencies and departments to review all existing contracts and operations and to terminate any agreements or operations that directly benefit Russian entities.

 

Photo via North Carolina Department of Public Safety.

 

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