Denmark announces $350 million military aid package for Ukraine

The Danish Ministry of Defense announced on October 18 a new 2.4 billion kroner ($350 million) military aid package for Ukraine.

This is Denmark’s 21st military aid package since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Copenhagen previously provided Ukraine with a military aid package worth around $115 million in August..

The latest aid package for Kiev includes weapons from Denmark’s arsenals, funding for air defense systems with Germany and contributions to the UK-led International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), according to the statement.

Part of the funds will be used to expand training programs for the Ukrainian military.

“The government is working to make a decision on further purchases directly from the Ukrainian defense industry, including in the area of ​​drones,” said Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

Denmark, one of Kiev’s main supporters during the large-scale invasion of Russia, recently decided to allocate almost 630 million dollars to Ukraine’s defense production.

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