US approves sale of 500 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine
Conflict · First reported 1 Nov, 22:31 · Updated 23:01
The United States approved a $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, with funding from Canada, Germany and Norway. Analysts said the approval may not provide immediate relief: deliveries could take years as Ukraine faces intensified Russian attacks and dwindling interceptor stocks.
- The US approved the sale of 500 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine for $2.1 billion, funded by donations from Canada, Germany and Norway.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that deliveries could take a few years and urged the US and Europe to provide interceptors sooner.
- The reports describe pressure on air-defence supplies as Russian attacks increase and interceptor stockpiles are depleted.
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- Approved sale
- 500 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine
- Sale value
- $2.1 billion
- Funding donors
- Canada, Germany and Norway
- Possible delivery timeline
- A few years, according to Zelenskyy
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- An earlier report said Zelenskyy offered to pause Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries for a month if the US supplied Patriot missiles for that period.
- An earlier report said Ukraine’s military evacuated 167 civilians from threatened areas of the Kherson region during a local ceasefire near Oleshky.
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