Sweden announced the largest package of military assistance to Ukraine: what does it include
Date: 2024-02-20 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Sweden will transfer the next package of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 7.1 billion Swedish kronor (about 700 million dollars), it will be the largest to date.
According to Folkbladet, Sweden's aid package includes:
- 10 Stridsbåt 90 class landing assault boats;
- 20 landing boats;
- underwater weapons such as mines and torpedoes;
- a number of anti-aircraft systems of the Robot 70 type;
- anti-tank work of the TOW model;
- grenade launchers with ammunition;
- artillery ammunition;
- hand grenades;
- "Carl Gustav" grenade launchers;
- medical equipment;
- ambulances.
Also, 1 billion crowns will be spent on the purchase of military equipment, another 1 billion – on the order of new Stridsfordon 90 combat vehicles.
"By supporting Ukraine, we are investing in our security. If Russia had won, we would have much greater security problems than we have today," Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson said at a press conference.
Together with the previous 14 packages, Swedish aid to Ukraine amounts to almost 30 billion Swedish kronor ($2.9 billion).
