Missiles for Patriot and Himars: Zelenskyy reveals contents of first NATO-funded army support packages

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned that the 2 army support packages beneath the Prioritised Ukraine Necessities Record (PURL) mechanism will embody missiles for the Patriot and Himars air defence techniques.

Supply: Zelenskyy at a press convention following his assembly with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Zelenskyy mentioned that Ukraine had obtained US$2 billion particularly for the PURL mechanism.

"We’ll obtain extra funds in October. I believe we could have about US$3-3.5 billion. The primary two packages are value US$500 million every," he said.

In response to a clarifying query about what might be included in these packages, Zelenskyy mentioned they may comprise air defence missiles.

"These packages, I cannot go into all the small print, will certainly embody missiles for Patriot and Himars," the Ukrainian president mentioned.

Background:

  • Reuters reported that US President Donald Trump’s administration accepted the primary army support packages for Ukraine beneath a brand new mechanism by way of which US weapons are paid for by NATO members.
  • It’s not but identified what particular kinds of weapons are concerned. Ukraine’s everlasting precedence stays interceptor missiles for air defence techniques, notably the American Patriot.
  • European nations have pledged round US$2 billion to the mechanism. NATO allies hope to supply Ukraine with US$10 billion value of weapons by way of this strategy.
  • On 17 September, Ukraine’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs confirmed that Washington had accepted the primary batch of American weapons for Ukraine.

Assist Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *