Sweden on Monday pledged 16 billion Swedish kronor (1.59 billion U.S. dollars) in new military support for Ukraine.

The package would bring Sweden's total military assistance to Kiev to 29.5 billion Swedish kronor this year and around 80 billion Swedish kronor since 2022, the government said.

"This is our largest military support package to date," Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on social media platform X.

The aid would include air defence systems, artillery, satellite communications, and naval support, as well as equipment from the Swedish Armed Forces and industry. (1 Swedish krona = 0.099 U.S. dollar)