Swedish Civil Defence Agency (MCF):
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Swedish Civil Defence Agency (MCF): Swedes must be ready for three years of war

The Swedish people must be prepared for a war lasting three years, says Mikael Frisell, director general of the Swedish Civil Defence Agency (MCF).

"Today's conflicts and wars have been going on for three years on average, so it goes without saying that we must be able to prepare for a long, drawn-out war," he says in Ekot's Saturday interview.

The MCF agency is preparing for such a scenario. After the Cold War, civil defense in Sweden was basically shut down and everything now needs to be rebuilt.

Frisell himself has recently been on site in Ukraine.

I see how, in Russia's full-scale invasion, there is combat every day against civilian targets from the air, both from drones and from all kinds of missiles.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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