Sweden pledges $200m in military aid to Ukraine

Sweden has pledged to send Ukraine a new military support package, worth around USD 200 million and consisting mainly of artillery ammunition and spare parts, news outlets reported on Friday.

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"Sweden will send Ukraine a new military support package worth 2.2 billion crowns (USD 199 million) - consisting mainly of artillery ammunition - and is looking into sending fighter jets,” Defence Minister Pål Jonson said, as quoted by Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform.

The new military aid package will be Sweden's 14th since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, taking the total value of the Nordic country's such aid to over 22 billion crowns, the Reuters news agency reported.

🇸🇪🇺🇦 #Sweden will provide #Ukraine with the 14th military aid package worth about 200 million dollars.

It will mainly include artillery shells, Defense Minister Pål Jonson said.

Jonson also announced that the government has officially instructed the armed forces to check… pic.twitter.com/Aj2AU5Vw3O

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Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.

Friday is day 590 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: Ukrinform, Reuters, IAR, PAP