Ukraine will receive over 7 million euros from Sweden for drones and demining
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Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:03:00 +0200
Sweden will provide new assistance to UkraineThis is stated in a statement from the Swedish government.This support of 80 million Swedish kronor 7.2 million euros is part of the 18th military assistance package for Ukraine.The Swedish government has repeatedly tasked the Swedish Armed Forces with supporting coalitions of forces and capabilities within the framework of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine.
Now the Armed Forces will receive a similar task and provide 40 million Swedish kronor 3.6 million euros to support the Demining Coalition and the same amount to support the Drone Coalition.
This support ensures that Ukraine can develop its drone technology and demining capabilities.
This will help the Ukrainian military and Ukrainian society, said Defense Secretary Paul Johnson.
On March 24, it became known that the drone coalition had allocated 20 million euros from a joint fund to purchase tacticallevel reconnaissance drones ISR for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.In July 2024, the participating countries of the drone coalition signed a Memorandum of Understanding, within the framework of which they created a joint fund of 45 million euros.
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