Nearly 100 used ballistic vests and helmets are being sent from Pennsylvania to war-torn Ukraine.
Gov. Tom Wolf commends the Pennsylvania State Police and Pennsylvania Capitol Police for donated their used body armor to assist the people of war-torn Ukraine. March 23, 2022 Commonwealth Media ServicesNearly 100 used police bulletproof vests and 15 surplus ballistic helmets scheduled to be destroyed will instead be heading to Ukraine to provide protection for humanitarian workers and emergency responders in that war-torn nation.
“This is surplus equipment that would be thrown away otherwise,” Gov. Tom Wolf said at a news conference outside the state police headquarters in Susquehanna Township on Wednesday, “and pending the approval of the federal government, will hopefully go out to the folks in Ukraine who need it to make sure they’re safe as they can possibly be given when they’re going under.”
State police Commissioner Robert Evanchick said he is heartened to know the used body armor that will be put to good use in a place where it is needed. Wolf indicated he is unclear how long it will take to cut through the red tape before the equipment will arrive in Ukraine, noting it has to pass muster as a non-armament since there are rules that bar a state from sending arms to a sovereign nation., Wolf said she asked for ballistic vests and helmets as well as food and masks for the Ukrainian people.
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