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‘Tak Danmark’: Ukraine posts video to thank Denmark for howitzers

Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has made a rousing video thanking Denmark for sending it artillery weapons, backed by the song written to mark Denmark's liberation from Nazi Germany.

'Tak Danmark': Ukraine posts video to thank Denmark for howitzers
A screenshot from the video posted by Ukraine's defence ministry. Photo: Screenshot

The text to the video notes that many nations have come to Ukraine’s aid “even at a cost to their own security needs”, adding that Denmark had given Ukraine every single one of its Caesar self-propelled howitzers. 

“Our friends in Copenhagen know that Ukraine’s struggle is Europe’s struggle,” it adds. 

The video shows the howitzers being loaded onto transport planes, and then shows Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, meeting and shaking hands with Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky. 

Playing in the background to the video is Danmarks Frihedssang, Denmark’s Song of Freedom, which was written and sung by Aksel Schiøtz in 1945 to mark Denmark’s liberation from Nazi Germany. 

Denmark has given Ukraine 19 Caesar howitzers, which are produced by the French government-owned arms company Nexter Systems, and also recently said it planned to give decommissioned Leopard 1A5 tanks to Kyiv.

Caesar stands for CAmion Équipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie, or “truck equipped with an artillery system”.

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DENMARK AND UKRAINE

Danish NGO damaged in missile strike on Kyiv

Offices used by Danish NGO DanChurch Aid (Folkekirkens Nødhjælp) were badly damaged during a Russian missile attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday.

Danish NGO damaged in missile strike on Kyiv

The charity confirmed that its head office in Ukraine had been damaged by Russian missiles in a statement on its website.

Nobody was injured when the building was hit, it also said.

“The DanChurch Aid office in Kyiv  was hit last night and the building is badly damaged,” general secretary Jonas Nøddekær said in the statement.

“It was fortunately a case of material damage only and all of our staff are safe and in good spirits,” he said.

The Danish NGO shares the office building with its Norwegian counterpart Kirkens Nødhjælp.

The two organisations’ work in Ukraine involves disaster relief, reconstruction, legal aid, demining and psychological assistance, according to the statement.

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