Sweden has promised Ukraine its largest military aid package to date, totalling 13.3 billion Swedish kronor (\u20ac1.26 billion).<\/p>\n
The Swedish government said the package was intended to strengthen Ukraine\u2019s entire air defence system.<\/p>\n
The package includes aircraft and armoured personnel carriers.<\/p>\n
\u201cUkraine urgently needs to strengthen its air defence,\u201d said Swedish defence minister P\u00e5l Jonson at a press conference.<\/p>\n
The package is the 16th from Sweden and about twice as large as the previous one.<\/p>\n
Sweden will provide two ASC 890 radar reconnaissance and command and control aircraft as part of the package.<\/p>\n
Mr Jonson said these currently have \u201cthe greatest impact on Ukrainian air defence\u201d as they will complement and reinforce the promised donations of US F-16 fighter jets.<\/p>\n
In addition, the entire Swedish stock of APC 302 armoured personnel carriers will be made available to support the development of new Ukrainian army brigades.<\/p>\n
Sweden says it has so far provided 43.5 billion Swedish kronor in military aid since the start of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Sweden on X and explained that the support was crucial for Ukraine\u2019s defence and resilience.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is also important that the Swedish aid not only saves Ukrainian lives but also helps to ensure long-term peace and security in Europe,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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