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Germany and the United States agreed to transfer five air defense systems to the Patriot to Ukraine, Boris Pistorius Minister of Defense said on Monday.
Speaking during the 29th contact group of Ukraine, Pistorus said that he had reached an agreement with the US Minister of Defense, Pete Hegset during his recent trip to Washington.
This announcement occurs when Russia increases its campaign for large blows in Ukraine, including the use of ballistic missiles, which only the system of patriots can break.
At night until Monday, Russian blows were knocking on the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least six, according to the authorities.
According to local officials, a large attack on unmanned planes and missiles caused several fires throughout the city, including in residential buildings, kindergarten, open -air kiosks and metro station.
The announcement of Pistorius also became after the statement of US President Donald Trump on July 11 that Washington would send advanced weapons, including Patriot, to Ukraine through NATO, noting a sharp turn in the 180s -aged after a short stop.
“We will send a patriot to NATO, and then NATO will distribute them,” Trump Trump News News Cannel News CBS said, adding that the alliance will pay for the systems.
The missile system of patriots can detect and intercept a wide range of upcoming air goals, especially ballistic missiles with high technologies, and is considered one of the best in the world, while Moscow increases its attacks of nightlife, missiles in its fourth year.
According to Pistorius, coordination with partners for the delivery of systems will continue in the coming days.
Speaking at the Ukrainian restoration in Rome last week, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Germany would pay for two systems, while Norway agreed to provide one.
On Monday, the Prime Minister Norway Jonas Garri said that his country was ready to help finance patriotic systems for Ukraine.
One of the founding countries of NATO, Norway, was a convinced support of Ukraine, promising both the donation of F-16 fighters in the country and a assistance plan of $ 7 billion (5.9 billion euros), distributed in five years.
The missile systems of the American patriot are a vital part of the air defense of Ukraine and can intercept both ballistic missiles and missiles, providing protection from large strokes to urban settlements.
On July 16, Trump said that the Mission of the Patriot in Ukraine had already begun, but the German Ministry of Defense initially denied that he knew about transport.
Washington has already sent three arrays of patriots to Ukraine, and Germany provided three more.
An additional battery came from the European coalition, although not all systems currently work from the usual alternations.
On July 17, Switzerland stated that the US Department of Defense informed him that Washington was distracting a Swiss order for the Patriot air defense systems to help Ukraine, which should urgently improve its reaction to constantly enhancing Russian aircraft.
It was not immediately clear whether the patriots ordered by Switzerland would go directly to Ukraine or replaced units in other European countries that could be donated to Kyiv.
Delivery in Switzerland to billions of dollars was to begin in 2027 and will be completed in 2028.
But the Swiss government said that Washington told her about the delay on Wednesday, adding that it was not clear how many systems would be affected.
The need for adequate equipment of the Ukrainian army is mandatory, since Russia seeks to promote its summer attack and impress the Ukrainian cities with hundreds of unmanned aircraft, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.