Donors pledge more than 1.5 billion euros for Ukraine -Denmark

FILE PHOTO: Danish Minister of Defence Morten Bodskov speaks during a news conference about the support for Ukraine in Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 2022. Ritzau Scanpix/Martin Sylvest via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A group of 26 countries on Thursday pledged more than 1.5 billion euros ($1.55 billion) in aid to boost Ukraine's military capabilities in its war against Russia, Danish Defence Minister Morten Bodskov told a news conference.

($1 = 0.9668 euros)

(Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, editing by Terje Solsvik)