Ukraine will soon receive new batch of missiles for Patriot system, but this is not enough, - Zelenskyy. VIDEO
Ukraine is set to receive a batch of PAC-3 missiles for its Patriot systems in the near future.
President Zelenskyy made this announcement in comments to journalists, according to Censor.NET.
Details
"One batch is on its way; I won’t say when. One batch of PAC-3s – we’ve agreed on that. But that’s not enough.
The only right option is an alternative to the PAC-3," he said.
According to Zelenskyy, over the coming weeks they will try to bring together the countries that have joined the anti-ballistic coalition.
"These are countries with manufacturing facilities that produce components for our future system, called Freya. This is our anti-ballistic system. We call it European; it will be chaired by Ukraine. It will comprise up to seven countries," added the head of state.
What led up to this?
- As a reminder, on 8 July, President Trump said that the US might grant Ukraine the right to independently manufacture missiles for the Patriot systems.
- According to the WSJ, Ukraine has virtually run out of interceptor missiles for its Patriot air defence systems, which are capable of shooting down ballistic missiles.
- The Ukrainian Defence Minister, Fedorov, announced that work was underway to directly contract the purchase of PAC-3 missiles, something that had not been done before.
