Assault boats, trucks and ammunition: Sweden allocates the largest aid package to Ukraine worth $1.25bn

By: Mykhailo Stoliar | 30.01.2025, 19:03
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The Swedish government has announced the largest military aid package for Ukraine to date, worth $1.22 billion (SEK 13.5 billion).

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The fleet of previously promised Stridsbåt 90 assault boats is to be doubled. The total number of these vessels in the Ukrainian Defence Forces will increase to 38: 32 from Sweden, 3 from donors and 3 from the Netherlands. Sweden will also provide 23 maritime combat modules to equip the boats.

The new aid package includes 146 trucks, 1 million rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition, 200 AT4 anti-tank grenade launchers (including training ones) and 1,500 missiles for TOW anti-tank missiles. In addition, Ukraine will receive individual and group equipment for infantry, as well as weapons of mass destruction protection.

The Stridsbåt 90 (CB90) boat. Illustration: Swedish Navy
The Stridsbåt 90 (CB90) boat. Illustration: ВМС Швеції

Sweden is also allocating $58 million for training of the Ukrainian military abroad, and $71 million will be spent on repair and maintenance of the transferred weapons.

The country will provide $250 million to international funds to support Ukraine, of which $178 million will go to the Danish model of financing the Ukrainian defence industry. Another $534 million will be used to purchase artillery, drones, missiles and other weapons from international manufacturers.

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