From US says it will provide Ukraine with advanced Patriot air defense system
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Illustrative: In this February 20, 2020, file pool photo, a member of the US Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)
The United States will provide Ukraine with the advanced Patriot air defense system to help counter Moscow’s relentless aerial attacks, the State Department announces.
“Today’s assistance for the first time includes the Patriot Air Defense System, capable of bringing down cruise missiles, short range ballistic missiles, and aircraft at a significantly higher ceiling than previously provided air defense systems,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says in a statement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due in Washington today, his first trip outside Ukraine since Russia invaded in February.
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