瑞典武装部队周二宣布，该国将向波兰派遣一套爱国者防空系统及约100名军人，用以保护北约为支援乌克兰而设立的物流枢纽。
Sweden will deploy a Patriot air defense system and around 100 military personnel to Poland to protect a NATO logistics hub supporting Ukraine, the Swedish Armed Forces said on Tuesday.
此次部署旨在保护热舒夫的该枢纽免受无人机与导弹袭击，接替目前由荷兰执行的防护任务。
The deployment will safeguard the hub in Rzeszow against drones and missiles, taking over a mission currently carried out by the Netherlands.
瑞典防空团指挥官索菲亚·韦斯特马克称：“这是瑞典作为北约盟友所执行的最为复杂的军事行动。”
“This is the most complex operation that Sweden has undertaken as a NATO ally,” said Sofia Westermark, commander of Sweden’s Air Defense Regiment.
据瑞典公共广播公司SVT报道，这项经政府批准的行动定于12月1日启动，持续时间最长可达7个月，具体视下届政府的决策而定。
The government-approved operation is scheduled to begin Dec. 1 and could last up to seven months, depending on decisions by the next government, according to public broadcaster SVT.
韦斯特马克指出，该物流枢纽面临来自地面与空中的双重威胁，作为北约成员国，瑞典派遣防空系统正是为了防范无人机与导弹袭击。
“There is a threat to this location both from the ground and from the air, and as a NATO ally, we are participating with an air defense system to protect against drones and missiles,” Westermark said.
据SVT报道，相关机构认为俄罗斯可能试图破坏该枢纽的正常运作，而该枢纽每月需处理约1.8万吨各类物资。
According to SVT, authorities assess that Russia could seek to disrupt operations at the hub, which handles approximately 18,000 tons of equipment each month.
韦斯特马克强调：“这一枢纽具有极其重要的战略意义，每月有1.8万吨物资经此运往乌克兰，这对北约整体而言同样至关重要。”
“This location is extremely important, there are approximately 18,000 tons of equipment that flow through this logistics hub every month and for Ukraine it is important, and therefore it is important for us in NATO,” Westermark said.
当被问及此次部署对瑞典本土防空能力的影响时，她坦言部分军事装备将暂时部署至国外。
Asked how the deployment would affect Sweden’s domestic air defenses, she acknowledged that some military equipment would be stationed abroad.
“当然，这意味着部分兵力与装备将暂时驻扎在境外，但作为北约成员，当前在波兰完成这项任务正是我们履行防御职责的最佳方式。”
“Of course, it affects that part of our force is materially in another location, but we are NATO and right now we defend NATO best by solving this mission in Poland,” she said.