General Büden, Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, visits the front line to talk to artillery and infantry

General Büden, Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, visits the front line to talk to artillery and infantry

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The Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Mikael Büden, visited the Ukrainian military trained by Sweden and praised their combat work.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Sweden, General Mikael Büden visited the units of the 45th separate artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the eastern direction, [The brigade reported, UNN writes.

The units of the 45th separate artillery brigade, which are performing tasks in the eastern direction, were visited by the Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Mikael Büden. During the meeting, General Büden spoke with the artillerymen and infantrymen who were trained in Sweden and praised their combat work

 , the report says.

Ukrainian soldiers thanked General Büden and his and his state for their steadfast support of our people in the struggle for independence.

To recap

Ukraine and Sweden are negotiating an innovative partnership and the potential transfer of Gripen aircraft to the Ukrainian military, which depends on political decisions.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and his deputy, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, met with the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Mikael Büden, to discuss joint work in the field of innovation, experience gained during combat operations, and potential delivery of Gripen aircraft to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

UNN also reported that during a working visit to Kharkiv region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited schoolchildren who are forced to to study at a Kharkiv subway station due to Russian shelling.