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This was declared by US President Joe Biden during his speech at the NATO summit.
The presidents of those nations announced in a joint statement during the NATO summit that the United States and its allies would be supplying Ukraine with five more air defense systems, including Patriot missile batteries and Patriot components.
They also stated that they plan to give Ukraine hundreds of tactical air defense systems in the upcoming months.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) During the NATO summit, the leaders of the United States and its partners announced in a joint statement that they would be delivering five more air defense systems to Ukraine, including Patriot missile batteries and Patriot components.
They also stated that they plan to give Ukraine hundreds of tactical air defense systems in the upcoming months.
Ukraine was invaded by Russia in February 2022.
WHY IT’S ESSENTIAL
Since 2022, Washington, the nation that supports Ukraine the most, has given more over $50 billion in military assistance. However, over the winter, Congress put off approving US military supplies for months, and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, said that a lack of arms was giving Russia the upper hand.
Moscow has made some progress in eastern Ukraine in recent months, although the fighting lines have remained mainly unchanged since the beginning of the conflict. Zelenskiy has called on Western countries to give Kyiv’s armed forces more and more assistance more quickly.
In April, U.S. legislation was adopted that gave Ukraine funding totaling $61 billion. Last week, Zelenskiy declared his intention to quadruple Ukraine’s air defense capabilities this summer.
During the NATO conference, President Joe Biden declared. The leaders of the United States, the Netherlands, Romania, Italy, Germany, and Ukraine subsequently released a joint statement.
“We are providing Ukraine with additional strategic air defense systems, including additional Patriot batteries donated by the United States, Germany, and Romania; Patriot components donated by the Netherlands and other partners to enable the operation of an additional Patriot battery; and an additional SAMP-T system donated by Italy,” said the joint statement.
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Ukraine has repeatedly called on partners to provide more help with air defense as it faces attacks from Russia on cities and energy infrastructure.
Ukraine said Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.
Moscow has denied targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, although its attacks have killed thousands of civilians since it launched its invasion.
