Ukraine acquired a US-made Patriot air defence system from Israel a month in the past, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Saturday.
“The Israeli (Patriot) system is working in Ukraine. It has been working for a month. We will obtain two Patriot techniques within the fall,” Zelenskyy informed journalists throughout a briefing, Ukrainian media reported.
Back in May, The New York Times reported that one of many Patriot techniques beforehand primarily based in Israel can be transferred to Ukraine after modernization. Analysts famous that with this “Israeli system” and one other one from Germany or Greece, Ukraine may quickly function round ten Patriot batteries in complete.
In June Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky confirmed that the techniques which as soon as defended Israel’s skies had been now deployed to defend Ukrainian cities.
Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans introduced in August his nation will ship the primary bundle of US-made weapons, together with Patriot missiles, to Ukraine.
“The Netherlands will ship a €500 million bundle of US weapon techniques (incl. Patriot components and missiles),” Brekelmans wrote on social media, including that will probably be the “first NATO ally” to take action.
Under an settlement reached in July, a number of European nations dedicated to sending US-made weapons from their current stockpiles to Ukraine and pledged to replenish them with the identical techniques. Under the brand new deal European allies cowl the fee.
Ukraine is now assembling a layered defend that mixes Germany’s IRIS-T and Gepard techniques, France and Italy’s collectively developed SAMP/T air defence system and the US-made Patriot batteries.
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