Sweden will deliver new military aid worth 3 billion crowns ($287 million) to Ukraine

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sweden will deliver new military aid worth 3 billion crowns ($287 million) to Ukraine, its biggest package of defense material to date which included an air defense system.

Previous arms contribution by Sweden, which has applied to join NATO along with neighboring Finland, has ranged from simple equipment such as helmets and body armor to rocket-propelled grenades and missiles.

Kristersson told a news conference that “It’s a bigger military support package than all eight previous packages combined.” He added, “It’s the single largest we’ve done, and we follow exactly the Ukrainian priority list of what they themselves think they need just now.”

Defence Minister Pal Jonson said the new package of military equipment included an air defense system and ammunition from its armed forces’ stockpiles, which were critical in defending Ukraine against a recent onslaught of Russian missiles.