Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stands in front of a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system. File photoImage source, EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has recently admitted that Ukraine was running critically low on Patriots

ByJaroslav Lukiv
  • Published19 minutes ago

The US has approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, a critically-needed munition for defence against escalating Russian aerial attacks, after Kyiv said deliveries had been delayed in recent months.

The US State Department said the advanced PAC-3 interceptor missiles would cost $2.1bn (£1.6bn) and would be "funded entirely" by Kyiv's allies in Europe and Canada.