Germany will "immediately" provide Ukraine with 64 more guided missiles for Patriot systems. They should be delivered "without delay".
This was stated by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on the second day of the NATO meeting in Brussels, ntv reports.
This is "a very important sign of continued support for the successful air defense efforts of the Ukrainian armed forces, especially now, in this particular phase of the war," Pistorius noted.
The missiles will be delivered to Ukraine "without delay."
Ukraine currently has two Patriot air defense systems. One from the USA, the other from Germany together with the Netherlands.
- On May 4, 2023, the air defense system shot down the Russian Kinzhal missile for the first time. Then this Kinzhal flew to the Patriot complex and wanted to shoot it down.
- On May 16, there was a massive attack, then a Russian missile still damaged the Patriot, but did not destroy it. The complex was restored in a few days.