Norway Will Donate 93 Million US Dollars To Ukraine's Air Defense

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JAKARTA - Norway will donate 92.69 million US dollars to support Ukraine's air defense.

This was conveyed by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere at the NATO summit in Washington, Thursday, July 11.

The donation came a day after Norway announced it would provide six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to assist defense efforts against Russian airstrikes.

Ukraine needs more air defenses to protect its population from Russian bombs and missiles, Stoere said.

The Norwegian government previously announced it would donate six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to assist defense efforts against Russian airstrikes, leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) attending a meeting in Washington DC, United States.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said the F-16 shipment is planned to begin in 2024.

"Combined with the air defense system, these fighter jets will be critical to allow Ukraine to defend itself against Russian airstrikes," the PM Store said.

Earlier, the Prime Minister first announced Norway would donate the F-16 to Kyiv in August last year, but did not say how much it would give.

Since then, Oslo has delivered two F-16 jets to Denmark for use in Ukrainian pilot-pilot training.