Media noted that after last year the Norwegian government confirmed the transfer of F-16 fighters to Ukraine, some aircraft were already delivered. The rest, according to Sandwick, plan to transfer to Kyiv during the current year.
“The transfer of the Norwegian F-16 is on plan, but for reasons of operational security of Ukraine and after dialogue with Ukraine, we do not want to publish how many Norwegian aircraft were transferred,” the minister said.
He added that, in addition, last year, Norway increased the support of the air forces of Ukraine by 1.3 billion Norwegian crowns (over $ 124.8 million), which “helps to improve the air defense of Ukraine in cooperation with other participants in the air defense coalition.”
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Norway helps Ukraine withstand Russian aggression, the full -scale stage of which began in February 2022. According to the website of the Norway Government, in 2022 it allocated to Ukraine about 10.7 billion Norwegian crowns (approximately $ 1.05 billion) of civil and military assistance. In 2023, Norway provided Ukraine with military support in the amount of about 11 billion Norwegian crowns ($ 1.08 billion). Oslo helped Kyiv in 2024.
In March 2024, Norway joined the coalition of France, Germany, Denmark and Belgium to support air defense for Ukraine. The coalition was created at the 19th meeting of the contact group on the defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format in Brussels on February 14.
