Sweden Oks Ukraine Targeting Russian Territory As France Sends Instructors

Russian war crimes and increasing Kremlin aggression are causing Ukraine's European allies to directly address the threat. Swedish Archer howitzers in use by Ukraine can fire a shell 30 to 60 kilometers. And Sweden has become the first Ukrainian ally to permit Ukraine to use its weapons to hit targets on Russian territory. 

France has  announced its intention of sending instructors to Ukraine, the Baltic countries are prepared to send troops to Ukraine and Poland is considering defending western Ukrainian air space. There is growing pressure in the US to permit use of its weapons against Russian territory. JL

Defense Express and Tetyana Olyinik in Ukraine Pravda Report:

Sweden has transferred a number of weapons to Ukraine including CV90 infantry fighting vehicles, TOW anti-tank missiles, RBS 70 man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems as well as Archer self-propelled gun-howitzers able to hit at a distance of 30 km with a conventional projectile, 40 km with a rocket engine, and 60 km with an Excalibur guided artillery shell. Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has signed documents allowing the first French instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres and get acquainted with their infrastructure and personnel. Syrskyi expressed hope that soon other partners will join this project.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has signed documents allowing the first French instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres and get acquainted with their infrastructure and personnel.

Source: Oleksandr Syrskyi on social media

Quote: "I welcome France's initiative to send instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian servicemen.

I have already signed the documents that will allow the first French instructors to visit our training centres and get acquainted with their infrastructure and staff."

Details: Syrskyi also expressed hope that soon other partners will also join this project. He thanked the French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu for the support of the French people and the state’s military and economic assistance to Ukraine.

Sweden This was stated by the country's Minister for Defense Pål Jonson to Hallandsposten.

According to Jonson, Ukraine is the object of an unprovoked and illegal war of russian aggression, and therefore has the right to defend itself.

 

"Ukraine is exposed to an unprovoked and illegal war of aggression by Russia. According to international law, Ukraine has the right to defend itself by means of hostilities aimed at the territory of the adversary as long as the hostilities comply with the laws of war. Sweden stands behind international law and Ukraine's right to defend itself," Pål Jonson stated.

Ukrainian crews learn operating CV90 in Sweden / Photo credit: Försvarsmakten

During russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Stockholm has transferred a number of weapons to Ukraine. Thus, the Defense Forces of Ukraine are equipped with CV90 infantry fighting vehicles, TOW anti-tank missiles, RBS 70 man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems as well as Archer self-propelled gun-howitzers. They are able to hit at a distance of 30 km with a conventional projectile, 40 km with a rocket engine, and 60 km with an Excalibur guided artillery shell.

 

RBS 70 man-portable anti-aircraft missile system / Open source illustrative photo

This episode could be a message to other countries that may lift the ban on the use of their weapons to strike military facilities in russia.