Ukrainian army servicemen. File photoMURMANSK, April 20The Norwegian authorities have decided to send about 100 Mistral anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, the kingdom's Ministry of Defense said. «, Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram is quoted in the message.The ambassador to Norway reported cases of Russophobia in the country. The government had previously decided to send a total of 4,000 anti-tank missiles and several types of protective equipment and other military equipment to Ukraine. Several other countries are also providing arms and other equipment, including Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany and the Baltic states. The Norwegian government is reportedly currently transferring stockpiles of Mistral anti-aircraft missile systems (about 100 missiles) to Ukraine. This is the type of air defense that the Norwegian Armed Forces are planning to replace. . President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the main tasks of the first stage were completed — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. On April 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced the start of the next phase of the special operation.
