Ukraine Signs Agreements Worth Over €500 Million with Denmark for Weapons Purchase

Ukraine has signed a number of implementation agreements with the Danish Ministry of Defence to purchase weapons such as self-propelled artillery systems, drones and missiles from Denmark for a total of about €535 million. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence on social media.

‘In the context of a full-scale war, the support of our international partners is critical to strengthening Ukraine's defence capabilities. Denmark was the first country to purchase weapons directly from our defence companies. ‘The ‘Danish model’ of cooperation is not only solidarity, but also determination to support our struggle for freedom and sovereignty,’ said Deputy Minister of Defence Dmytro Klimenkov.

As noted, the documents finalise the agreements set out in the letter of intent signed in late September in Kyiv. They provide for a series of purchases from Ukrainian defence companies totalling approximately €535 million. The sources of funding are the governments of Denmark and Sweden and interest from frozen Russian assets.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the ministry and the Defence Procurement Agency provided Denmark with comprehensive information on manufacturers, weapons effectiveness, production capabilities and compliance with anti-corruption standards.

According to Hlib Kanevskyi, Director of the Procurement Policy Department, as a result of the agreements, Ukrainian arms and equipment manufacturers, both state-owned and private, will supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine with self-propelled artillery systems, attack drones, anti-tank weapons and missile weapons.

Thanks to the Danish model, which provides direct financing to manufacturers, Ukraine has already received €50 million and this money has been used to finance the production of Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems for the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence said.