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Denmark Announces $634 Million Ukraine Aid Package: Ammo, F-16 Support, Nordic Training

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Denmark Announces $634 Million Ukraine Aid Package: Ammo, F-16 Support, Nordic Training
Gunners from the 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at a Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 “Bohdana”, in the Kharkiv region, on April 21, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)

Denmark has announced its 26th security assistance package for Ukraine, pledging $634.74 million over four years to support the country’s defense capabilities. According to a statement released by the Danish government on May 18, part of the costs will later be reimbursed by the European Union’s European Peace Facility.

The funding, designated for artillery ammunition and air force support, will be disbursed between 2025 and 2028 through Denmark’s national Ukraine Fund.

A share of the funds will plug directly into the Czech-led initiative that buys artillery rounds for Ukraine, while another tranche will pay for ammunition that Denmark will transfer from its own stocks.

Copenhagen will also underwrite new equipment for the Ukrainian Air Force and finance expanded training facilities under the Nordic-Baltic Brigade Initiative, which helps stand up and kit out Ukrainian ground units.

“Ukraine’s need for aid has not diminished,” Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said.

“I am pleased and proud that we can again provide donations that will make a difference on the battlefield, both in the short and long term. Denmark has been a steadfast supporter of Ukraine since the first day of the war, and we will continue to be in the years ahead.”

Officials stressed that large-scale military support will remain essential even if fighting pauses or a peace accord is signed, given Russia’s ongoing aggression.

Denmark has already shipped about 20 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers, co-financed the purchase of 16 Slovak-made Zuzana 2 guns, and paid to refurbish an undisclosed number of M109A3 howitzers.

It is also a key backer of Ukraine’s air defense and fighter jet needs, pledging F-16s, Stinger MANPADS, and missiles for other surface-to-air systems.

Denmark pioneered the “Danish model” of support by placing direct factory orders for Ukrainian-built 155 mm Bohdana howitzers and handing them straight to the front lines.

Earlier, Denmark allocated 317 million kroner (approximately €42.5 million) for the purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine.

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