The new reinforcements will allow the region to “better prepare to repel attacks,” according to the Ukrainian prime minister. The Patriots are now joined by SAMP-T and IRIS-T armoured vehicles and Gepard.
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal announced this Friday that the United States and eight European countries are ready to soon deliver new air defense systems, in addition to Patriot and NASAMS missiles.
“International partners listened to us”We convinced them that strengthening Ukraine’s air defence is the first priority,” he said, as quoted by Ukrainian media.
According to Shmigal, Italy will send its second SAMP-T system, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, while Germany will provide Gepard anti-aircraft armored vehicles and IRIS-T guided missiles.
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Shmigal specified that the Patriot missiles will arrive in greater quantities due to shipments from countries such as the United States, Germany, Romania, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Norway. He also noted that Sweden will send two radar surveillance planes to Ukraine.
“It will allow the detection of aerial targets, even from enemy territory, and prepare better to repel attacks”, held.
The Russian military offensive on Ukrainian territory, launched on February 24, 2022, plunged Europe into what is considered the most serious security crisis since the Second World War (1939-1945).
Ukraine has relied on financial and arms aid from Western allies, who have also enacted sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy to try to reduce Moscow’s ability to finance the war effort.
The European Union disburses almost 1.9 billion euros from the support mechanism to kyiv
Recent months have been marked by large-scale Russian airstrikes against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, while Kiev forces have attacked targets in Russian territory close to the border and on the Crimean peninsula, illegally annexed in 2014.
In the third year of the war, the The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been facing a shortage of soldiers, weapons and ammunition.despite repeated promises of help from Western allies, which have since begun to materialize.
Source: Observadora
