Finland to send more defence materiel worth €400m to Ukraine

Finland will deliver another package of defence materiel to Ukraine, said the Ministry of Defence in a press release on Friday.

The President decided on the matter on Thursday on the proposal of the Government.

This will be the 12th package of defence materiel to be delivered to Ukraine.

It is estimated that to replace the capabilities included in this delivery will cost more than EUR 400 million to Finland.

The combined value of all defence materiel packages submitted so far is now EUR 590 million.

“Ukraine continues to need support in defending its territory and the current package of defence materiel is clearly the largest one to date. Finland supplies heavy artillery and munitions to Ukraine,” said Minister of Defence Mikko Savola.

For operational reasons and to ensure that the delivery reaches its destination, more detailed information on the content of the assistance, manner of delivery or schedule will not be disclosed.

Both Ukraine's needs and the resources of the Defence Forces have been taken into account when deciding on the additional assistance.

On January 7, Savola said that Finland was preparing to send more defence materials to Ukraine and the government will take decision in this regard in the coming weeks.

Earlier, Finland sent arms, defence materials, protective gears etc to Ukraine.