US signs US$138 million agreement to upgrade Ukrainian air defence
Oleh Pavliuk, STANISLAV POHORILOV — Thursday, 11 April 2024, 21:30
Bridget Brink, US Ambassador to Ukraine, has reported that the US signed an agreement on 11 to supply Ukraine with US$138 million for the modernisation of air defence systems.
Source: Brink on Twitter (Х), as reported by European Pravda
Quote: "Today we signed an agreement to provide Ukraine with $138M in critical air defence system upgrades."
Details: She added that the funds would "help keep Ukraine’s air defences operating in the face of Russia’s relentless attacks on the energy grid and the Ukrainian people".
Background:
- Earlier, it was reported that the funds approved by the US Department of State would allow Ukraine to repair Hawk anti-aircraft systems.
- Following the results of the Three Seas Initiative summit in Vilnius, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, once again called on partners to supply Ukraine with air defence assets.
- Andrzej Duda, the Polish President, reported after a meeting with Zelenskyy on Thursday that Poland might supply Ukraine with Soviet missiles for air defence.
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