Sweden Sends Patriot System to Poland to Protect Ukraine Aid Logistics Hub
Stockholm is deploying a Patriot surface-to-air missile system and around a hundred troops near Rzeszów as part of a NATO mission.
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Sweden has announced the deployment of a Patriot surface-to-air missile system to Poland, accompanied by around a hundred troops, in order to protect a key logistics hub used for channelling aid to Ukraine.
The deployment is set to take place near Rzeszów, a Polish city located approximately 70 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, through which a large share of military and civilian aid destined for Kyiv passes.
A Mission Under NATO Command
According to Swedish authorities, the deployment is part of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization mission, aimed at strengthening protection of the logistics infrastructure used to support Ukraine from Polish territory.
The Rzeszów site plays a central role in channelling Western aid to Ukraine since the start of the conflict, making it a sensitive piece of infrastructure from a regional security standpoint.
The Swedish announcement comes in a context where several NATO member states have bolstered their military presence in Eastern Europe, in the face of risks to the supply lines destined for Ukraine.
Sources
- EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Suède envoie un système Patriot en Pologne pour protéger la logistique ukrainienne — Le Monde — Une
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