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Jan 19 • 8 tweets • 8 min read

https://twitter.com/1stJohnAbner/status/1616015199026249729

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A huge military equipment and hardware package for #Ukraine from #Sweden
In short:
- #Archer SPH incl Excalibur👍
- #NLAW (Rb 57), CG RR, AT4
- 50 #CV90💪
- Mine clearing eq
- Automatic weapons
- Procurement collab (ex🇺🇦 can use 🇸🇪 DMA/FMV procurement resources and agreements)

https://twitter.com/1stJohnAbner/status/1616015199026249729

New military equipment and hardware package for #Ukraine from #USA
Interesting is that US and Swedish packages include the mine and obstacle clearing equipment.

More military equipment and hardware for #Ukraine from Baltic States.
1- #Lithuania🇱🇹
2xMi-8
"dozens" of Bofors 40mm AA guns and ammunition
2- #Latvia🇱🇻
Stinger MANPADS
2xMi-17
Machine Guns
UAVs.
3- #Estonia🇪🇪
ALL of their FH-70 155mm howitzers
122mm D-30 howitzers
Other materiel

#Denmark sends all of its 19 French Made CAESAR SPHs to #Ukraine
🇩🇰🤝🇺🇦

🇳🇱 The #Netherlands is open to paying for #Leopard #MBTs to be sent to #Ukraine as part of a coalition of European and NATO allies, said Dutch MoD Kajsa Ollongren.
Suggests similar approach to one used to pay for Czech tanks.

Poland: S60 anti-aircraft guns with 70,000 rounds of ammunition.
#Poland 🇵🇱🇺🇦 #Ukraine

https://twitter.com/TheDeadDistrict/status/1612742930048974849?t=yeM1zMur-COM9zDJp_xbOw

Finland will send its biggest (12th) military aid to Ukraine, worth more than 400 million euros.

The equipment that’ll be sent will not be revealed for security reasons.
#Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇦 #Ukraine️

Portugal will send to Ukraine a 2nd set of 14 M113 APCs, 8 large-capacity generators, 120mm ammunition and 2 tons of medical and sanitary equipment”, reads a letter. statement from the Ministry of Defense, released after a meeting of in Ramstein.
#Portugal #Ukraine #Ramstein

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