Sweden adopts Ukrainian place names, abandoning Russian-derived spellings: “We counter Russian attempts to erase Ukrainian culture”
Kiev, Odessa, Donbass: three place names, three layers of imperial history. Sweden just chose a different set
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Sweden’s first 16 Gripens to reach Ukraine in early 2027. They come with weapons
Zelenskyy and Swedish officials reaffirmed plans to deliver 16 Gripen C/D jets to Ukraine in early 2027, a month after the deal was first announced.
Russian maps blurred 119 of Russia’s own military sites in the Nordics and Baltics—and gave away their locations
The objects blurred on Yandex run from air bases and shipyards to nuclear-weapons facilities, reporters from four countries found.
Sweden adds $108 million to US-led arms initiative for Ukraine
The contribution is Stockholm's fourth to the program and lifts its total funding under it to $543 million.
At world’s top defense exhibition in Paris, Ukraine and Sweden agree to mass-produce combat robot born on frontline
The partnership scales production of the MAUL casualty evacuation, logistics, and ammunition delivery platform.
Swedish fighters intercept Russian Su-24 and Su-34 over Baltic Sea
"Russia's behavior...indicates a repeated pattern," said Eva Skoog Haslum.
Russia can’t attack NATO right now—ISW explains what the new border bases are really for
The think tank says Russia's new NATO-border bases prepare post-Ukraine-war force projection, not a near-term attack.
“We don’t think all of this is just for demonstration”: Russia is constructing infrastructure with potential capacity up to 115,000 personnel on NATO’s doorstep
Russia is actively constructing new military infrastructure along its borders with Norway, Finland, the Baltic states, and Kaliningrad.
A ship linked to stolen grain from occupied Ukraine was seized in Sweden. A court says Kyiv can have it.
The vessel was detained in March and is suspected of helping move grain from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory.
NATO fighters intercept six Russian military aircraft over the Baltic in a single day
French and Swedish jets scrambled jointly from Šiauliai Air Base on 2 June, covering fighter, strike, transport, and reconnaissance mission types in one response.
Sweden orders seizure of Caffa vessel linked to alleged Russian grain theft from occupied Ukraine
Ukrainian officials say the ruling marks a breakthrough in efforts to pursue vessels allegedly involved in extracting grain from occupied regions of Ukraine.
Ukraine assembles a European coalition to stop Russian ballistic missiles
The plan is to produce interceptors on the continent rather than depend on a shrinking supply of US Patriot missiles.
Zelenskyy and Sweden’s Kristersson sign joint defense declaration at Uppsala air base, including work within Drone Deal
Also, Stockholm unveiled its largest aid package for Kyiv, worth $2.7 billion.
Ukrainian pilots have started training on Swedish Gripens — jets that may carry long-range Meteor missile
Sweden will transfer 16 Gripen C/D jets as aid and let Ukraine buy up to 20 newer Gripen E/F with €2.5 billion in EU loans.
Sweden announced transfer of 16 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine by 2030
Stockholm to deliver 16 aircraft in first tranche as part of a potential 150-jet order
Sweden prepares to donate Gripen C/D jets to Ukraine and open E-model sale talks
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson details the plan at an Uppsala airbase on 28 May, with Kyiv funding later purchases via an EU loan.
If this were real life, they would already be dead: Ukrainian drone pilots force NATO drills on Gotland to stop three times
During the pause, the opposing forces had time to think about how to act better against the enemy.
Sweden to provide Ukraine with Tridon Mk2 air defense systems to combat “suicide drones”
Sweden allocates €400M for Tridon Mk2 air defense systems for Ukraine to counter Shahed drones. Up to 300 rounds/min, 12 km range.
How do you prosecute a tanker that changed its flag nine times?
The Flora 1 had taken up to six names and flown up to nine different flags. Sweden couldn’t prove it spilled the oil.
Sweden finds a 12 km oil slick east of Gotland — boards sanctioned “shadow fleet” tanker
The Flora 1, which has unclear flag status and was sailing from a Gulf of Finland port toward an unknown destination, now sits at anchor near Ystad as prosecutors lead an environmental crime investigation.