Overview
- Norway confirmed it has recently delivered a significant number of missiles for Ukraine’s NASAMS systems.
- Defence Minister Tore O. Sandvik said the shipment was organized quickly in cooperation with the United States and other partners to sustain protection of cities.
- Officials framed the move as a response to continued Russian missile and drone strikes that are knocking out heat, power and water during winter conditions.
- Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre highlighted the Nansen programme’s NOK 85 billion allocation for 2026 to maintain combined civil and military support.
- Sandvik held an online meeting with Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who thanked Norway for planned 2026 security aid and said the newly supplied missiles are already in use.