Germany to send additional Patriot system to Ukraine
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Frankfurt, Germany: Germany said Saturday it will send an additional Patriot air defence system to Ukraine to bolster its hard pressed military and he...
Frankfurt, Germany: Germany said Saturday it will send an additional Patriot air defence system to Ukraine to bolster its hard-pressed military and help it fend off increased Russian aerial attacks.
"Russian terror against Ukrainian cities and the country's infrastructure is causing immeasurable suffering," said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, announcing the move.
"It is jeopardising people's energy supply and destroying the operational readiness of the Ukrainian armed forces."
It will be the third Patriot system that Berlin has supplied to Kyiv, with the defence ministry saying the decision was taken at the request of the Ukrainian government and in coordination with allies.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz also spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Saturday, reaffirming his "unwavering solidarity with Ukraine in the face of massive and ongoing Russian airstrikes, particularly on civilian energy infrastructure," a German government spokesman said.
