Sweden’s government announced on Tuesday that it would contribute to Ukraine around $300 million in ammunition and spare parts for previously donated weapon systems.
Defence Minister Pal Jonson stated during a news conference that the military aid package, Sweden’s 13th to Ukraine, will contain ammunition and spare parts worth approximately 3.4 billion kronor ($313 million).
The ammunition and spare components are intended for CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), Archer artillery systems, and Leopard 2 tanks.
It will also include mine-clearing equipment and ammunition for air-defense systems, which Jonson described as critical in preventing Russia from gaining air supremacy in Ukraine.
Sweden said in January that it will supply 50 armored combat vehicles to Ukraine, as well as a mobile Archer artillery system and NLAW shoulder-launched anti-tank missiles.
The following month, it announced the deployment of “around 10” Leopard 2 tanks, as well as the IRIS-T and HAWK air-defense missile systems.
“During the spring and winter we sent large materiel packages, that is to say a number of systems. Now we are making sure that the Ukrainians in the long term are also able to use these to reach successes on the battlefield,” Jonson told reporters.
He stated that the government intended to have parliament vote on the package on Thursday, allowing the government to go forward on Friday.
Shortly after Russia’s invasion began in February 2022, Sweden deviated from its policy of not sending arms to countries at war, promising thousands of AT4 anti-tank guns.
The first 12 military aid packages have been valued at around 17 billion kronor ($1.6 billion) in total.
The Scandinavian country has also donated around 5.2 billion kronor in humanitarian and civilian aid.