This was stated by the country's Minister for Defense Pål Jonson to Hallandsposten.
According to Jonson, Ukraine is the object of an unprovoked and illegal war of russian aggression, and therefore has the right to defend itself.
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"Ukraine is exposed to an unprovoked and illegal war of aggression by Russia. According to international law, Ukraine has the right to defend itself by means of hostilities aimed at the territory of the adversary as long as the hostilities comply with the laws of war. Sweden stands behind international law and Ukraine's right to defend itself," Pål Jonson stated.
During russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Stockholm has transferred a number of weapons to Ukraine. Thus, the Defense Forces of Ukraine are equipped with CV90 infantry fighting vehicles, TOW anti-tank missiles, RBS 70 man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems as well as Archer self-propelled gun-howitzers. They are able to hit at a distance of 30 km with a conventional projectile, 40 km with a rocket engine, and 60 km with an Excalibur guided artillery shell.
This episode could be a message to other countries that may lift the ban on the use of their weapons to strike military facilities in russia.
Earlier Defense Express reported that Kharkiv would suffer until Western allies didn't allow to strike russia's territory with their weapons.
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