Sweden to provide over €7 million for drone and mine clearance coalitions for Ukraine
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Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:41:01 +0200
The Swedish government has instructed the Swiss Armed Forces to make payments to coalitions of forces and assets in the areas of demining and unmanned aerial vehicles under the Ramstein format.
Source A statement by the Swedish government, as reported by European Pravda Details This support in the amount of SEK 80 million 7.2 million is part of the 18th military assistance package to Ukraine.
The Swedish government has repeatedly instructed the Swedish Armed Forces to support coalitions of forces and assets within the framework of the Contact Group for the Defence of Ukraine.
The Armed Forces will now receive a similar task and will provide SEK 40 million 3.6 million to support the Mine Action Coalition and the same amount to support the Drone Coalition.
This support ensures that Ukraine can develop its drone technology and mine clearance capabilities.
It will help the Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian society, Defence Minister Pl Jonson said.
Background On 24 March, it became known that the drone coalition had allocated 20 million from a joint fund to purchase tacticallevel intelligence drones for the Ukrainian defence forces.
In July 2024, the countries participating in the drone coalition signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which they created a joint fund worth 45 million.
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