Sweden to deploy Patriot missiles to NATO hub in Poland
The deployment will replace Dutch support and begin in December, with Sweden saying the mission will help secure aid flows to Ukraine.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced Sweden will deploy Patriot missile defense systems and around 100 military personnel to Poland to protect the NATO logistics hub supplying weapons to Ukraine.
- Swedish Armed Forces personnel from Halmstad will arrive in early December, replacing the Netherlands in protecting the critical logistics infrastructure at the NATO hub in Poland.
- Sweden recently deployed Gripen fighter jets to Poland for NATO airspace surveillance, reflecting its shift from two centuries of military non-alignment after joining the alliance in March 2024.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned last month of potential "hybrid" drone and missile attacks against Ukraine supporters. President Vladimir Putin stated Russia has "no intention of attacking anyone... but if we are subjected to aggression, we will have no choice but to respond."
- Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard emphasized the contribution aims to ensure sustained military and civilian support for Ukraine amid rising regional security concerns.
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Sweden is sending the Patriot air defense system to Poland. The task will be to protect transports of war material to Ukraine, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. – The red hotet is not new, without constantly existing and coming in new creatures, he says.
Around 100 personnel to take part in mission scheduled to begin Dec. 1
In December, the Swedish authorities will send a Patriot air defence unit with 100 soldiers to the Polish city of Jeshuv to protect the NATO military base. The mission of the Scandinavian military will be to protect the logistics centre of the North Atlantic Alliance in support of Ukraine, TASS reports with reference to SVT. Now the Jeshuv base, which passes through about 18,000 tons of cargo every month, protects the Dutch armed forces. "This i…
Sweden to deploy Patriot missiles to NATO hub in Poland
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday the Nordic country will deploy Patriot missile defence systems to eastern Poland to help protect the NATO logistics hub that supplies weapons to Ukraine.
The Swedish Armed Forces say they are deploying Patriot air defense systems to Poland to strengthen NATO's eastern flank. The Swedish troops will also guard a logistics center in southeastern Poland that plays a key role in providing military and civilian support to Ukraine.
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