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Norway to allocate around $454 million for artillery ammunition for Ukraine

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Norway to allocate around $454 million for artillery ammunition for Ukraine
A soldier attends to 155mm shells for a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. (Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Oslo will allocate around $454 million for the purchase of artillery ammunition for Ukraine, the Norwegian government announced on April 7.

Around $363 million will be devoted to the Czech-led initiative to provide Kyiv with artillery shells. Another $91 million will be allocated to the European Peace Fund (EPF), from which funds are allocated for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine.

In 2024, the Czech initiative supplied Kyiv with 1.5 million rounds of ammunition, including 500,000 large-caliber 155mm and 152mm shells. The initiative has secured funding to continue monthly deliveries until September 2025, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said.

"We are now strengthening our cooperation with the EU to provide Ukraine with, among other things, more artillery ammunition," said Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.

"Europe must assume greater responsibility for supporting Ukraine in its fight for freedom."

Norway's funds are part of the recent country's decision to increase aid for Ukraine to $7.8 billion in 2025.

Oslo has been one of Ukraine's most committed European backers, providing military aid, humanitarian assistance, and financial support.

The country has also played a key role in stabilizing Ukraine's energy sector and hosting Ukrainian refugees.

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Kateryna Denisova

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Kateryna Denisova is the reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in Ukrainian politics. Based in Kyiv, she focuses on domestic affairs, parliament, social and war-related issues. Kateryna began her career in journalism in 2020 and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She also studied at journalism schools in the Czech Republic and Germany.

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