The Danish government has announced a new military aid package worth about 295 million euros, which will be used to develop Ukraine's maritime potential, as well as to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles and manufacture missile parts in cooperation with the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. This was reported by the Danish Ministry of Defense, according to UNN.
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According to the Danish Ministry of Defense, the Danish government has announced a new military aid package worth 2.2 billion kroner (about 295 million euros), which will be used to develop Ukraine's maritime potential, as well as to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles and manufacture missile parts in cooperation with the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. In addition, 200 million kroons (28.5 million euros) of this amount will be used to invest in the Ukrainian defense industry.
"In March, I visited a number of Ukrainian defense companies in Kyiv, and it became clear that there is great potential for future cooperation that can supply Ukraine with the necessary equipment to help change the situation on the battlefield," said Danish Defense Minister Trolls Lund Poulsen.
The package also includes a number of different agreements with allies on procurement and donations to Ukraine from the defense industry of Western countries, as well as joint donations. Some of the weapons will be supplied by Danish companies.
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Denmark, which has contributed a total of 11 million euros to the Energy Support Fund for Ukraine, will contribute another 5.8 million dollars to the Fund.