Australia will support Ukraine for “as long as it takes”, as the federal government unveils an additional $110 million assistance package.

The package responds to Ukraine’s requests and will include 70 military vehicles, featuring 28 M113 personnel carriers, ammunition and $10 million for a humanitarian fund that will support shelter, health services, clean water and sanitation.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it was a significant and necessary commitment.

“This assistance will help Ukraine defend and support itself against Russia’s illegal, immoral and unprovoked invasion,” he said in Canberra.

“[It will] make a tangible difference on the battlefield.”

The package does not include Hawkei vehicles, a protected military four-wheel-drive, because Mr Albanese said the advice was they would not be the best way to provide assistance.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said support for Ukraine engaged Australia’s national interest and the conflict was expected to continue long-term.

“We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes for Ukraine to resolve this conflict on their terms,” he said.

“Those fighters who are there right now are fighting for Ukraine, but they are fighting for all of us and we will stand with them.”

Australia is one of the largest non-NATO and Indo Pacific contributors to Ukraine providing a total of $790 million, including $610 million in military assistance, since Russia’s invasion began in February 2022.

The latest package also extends duty-free access for goods imported from Ukraine for a further 12 months.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australia recognised the humanitarian impacts of the war.

“The UN Charter and the principle that a large country can’t simply change the borders of another country matters to us all,” she said.

The prime minister said the package was not a response to the attempted mutiny in Russia but had been in the works for some time before gaining cabinet approval.

Mr Albanese will attend a NATO summit in July where Ukraine will be the key issue for leaders.

– AAP