Norway and Denmark to hand Ukraine 8,000 artillery shells

Norway and Denmark have jointly agreed to provide Ukraine with 8,000 155mm artillery shells, Norway's defence ministry has announced.

Norwegian defence minister Bjorn Arild Gram said Kyiv has a "significant need" for artillery ammunition and his country would "contribute where we can".
Norway has agreed to donate the shells from its military stock, while Denmark will provide fuses, propellants and primer cartridges, the ministry said.

Denmark's acting defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen said its cooperation with Norway on the initiative was "an important example" of ongoing military contributions to Ukraine by EU and NATO countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed the move.