The first Bushmaster armored vehicles bound for Ukraine will depart Australia on Friday, the Australian government said, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested their use last week. Twenty Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles will be sent to Ukraine to aid in its conflict with Russia, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said. Three Bushmasters, including a modified ambulance, were loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster military plane at the Royal Australian Air Force Base at Amber