Ukraine to receive medical equipment for the military from Norway

17 February, 2024 Medical equipment. Photo credits: Government of Norway Norway sends medical equipment and other supplies to Ukraine's military.

The Norwegian government announced this on its website on February 17. It is noted that this equipment and medical instruments were no longer used by the Norwegian army, so it had been decided to transfer them to Ukraine. The donations include trolleys for medical instruments, surgical tables and lamps, suction pumps and emergency medical bags.

Ukraine also received surgical instruments, including artery clamps, anatomical and surgical tweezers, dental drills and wound hooks.

Medical instruments. Photo credits: Government of Norway

Thomas Beck, a representative of the Norwegian Defense Materials Agency, explained that it regarded high-quality surgical equipment used in many Norwegian hospitals and in the country's armed forces. The Norwegian government also reminded that over the past six months, it had donated thousands of sets of field clothing, sleeping bags and utensils to Ukraine.

In addition, Ukrainian combat medics have recently received several thousand medical instruments.

Field hospital modules that Ukraine received from Estonia, Norway, and the Netherlands, March 2023. Photo credits: ECDI

Previously, Norway together with the Netherlands financed the transfer of the Estonian field hospital to Ukraine. This spring, the Norwegian military will begin training Ukrainian marines for operating small boats.

Ukrainian marines during training.

Photo credits: British Royal Navy press service

The training is a first step in the maritime coalition work that Norway is coordinating with the UK.

The training will last about a year and will begin in the Netherlands in cooperation with allied countries.

In addition, Norway will donate rubber boats and equipment with a value of approximately NOK 60 million.