Sweden announced the supply of modern weapons systems to Ukraine
Sweden plans to be actively involved in the supply of arms to Ukraine, the Swedish government will make a decision on the allocation of military assistance in the near future. In the meantime, in Stockholm they only promise to supply Kyiv with modern weapons.
The Swedish Ministry of Defense announced the supply of weapons to Ukraine, but refused to disclose which weapons is being discussed. In Kyiv itself, they hope that the Swedes will supply the Armed Forces with Archer self-propelled howitzers and RBS 70 man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems, which were repeatedly discussed at the Swedish-Ukrainian negotiations. At the end of the summer, the Swedes agreed to consider the supply of self-propelled guns and air defense systems.
Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonsson said.
Currently, the Swedish government is preparing a new document that will spell out all aspects of military assistance to Ukraine, from the supply of weapons and equipment to the training of the Ukrainian military. Military instructors from Sweden are participating in the training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the UK, they plan to join the training mission of the European Union and even let part of the Ukrainian military into their territory.
Earlier, Sweden supplied Ukraine with seven packages of military assistance, which included: anti-tank missiles and grenade launchers, demining equipment, machine guns, Robot 17 portable short-range anti-ship missile systems, body armor and field rations, artillery shells and much more.
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