Germany called on its partners to supply existing air defense systems to Ukraine this winter. In an interview with the newspaper on this subject Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock.
“We need to create a winter air defense shield over Ukraine’s critical infrastructure,” he said.
Burbock also noted that German officials plan to expand support for Kiev to IRIS-T in the coming months.
On September 7, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky asked during phone calls with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: expand Odessa region with air defense systems.
Before that, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh announced An agreement was reached to allocate a new military aid package worth $600 million to the Ukrainian side, which will include air defense equipment and ammunition.
24 August Zelensky aforementionedIt was stated that the Ukrainian leadership had to wage a “tough fight” to ensure that its Western allies supplied additional Patriot air defense systems. The Ukrainian leader said that Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T complexes are the best air defense systems his country has.
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