Missiles for Patriot and Himars: Zelenskyy reveals contents of first NATO-funded military aid packages

Ulyana Krychkovska, VALENTYNA ROMANENKO - 17 September, 18:43

Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the first two military aid packages supplied under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) will include missiles for Patriot air defence systems and Himars rocket launchers.

Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference following a meeting with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Zelenskyy said that Ukraine has received US$2 billion via the PURL mechanism.

"We will receive additional funds in October. I think we will have about US$3-3.5 billion. The first two packages are worth US$500 million each," he stated.

In response to a follow-up question about what will be included in these packages, Zelenskyy said they will contain air defence missiles.

"These packages – I won’t go into all the details – will definitely include missiles for Patriots and Himars," the Ukrainian president said.

Background:

Reuters reported that US President Donald Trump’s administration had approved the first military aid packages for Ukraine under the new mechanism, through which US weapons are paid for by NATO members.
It is not yet known what specific types of weapons are involved. Ukraine’s ongoing priority remains interceptor missiles for air defence systems, particularly the US-made Patriot.
European countries have pledged around US$2 billion, and NATO allies hope to provide Ukraine with up to US$10 billion worth of weapons via the programme.
On 17 September, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Washington had approved the first batch of American weapons for Ukraine.

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