What Ukraine gets after NATO summit: Ministry of Defense summarizes results
Patriot system (photo: Getty Images)
As a result of the 75th NATO summit, Ukraine will receive additional air defense systems, F-16 aircraft, military assistance packages, and much more, reports the Defense Ministry of Ukraine.
In particular, the country will receive 5 newest air defense batteries. These are 4 Patriot batteries and 1 Samp/T battery from the United States, Germany, Romania, the Netherlands, and Italy.
The allies will also provide dozens of tactical air defense systems such as NASAMS, HAWK, IRIS T-SLM, IRIS T-SLS, and Gepard.
The full list is as follows:
- A $225 million military assistance package from the United States. It will include the Patriot system and missiles for it, missiles for NASAMS, artillery shells, and anti-tank missiles;
- one Patriot system and missiles from Germany. In addition, artillery ammunition, humanitarian supplies, military engineering vehicles and other equipment;
- 93 million dollars in military aid, 6 F-16 aircraft and spare parts for Sea King helicopters from Norway;
- annual aid of 3 billion pounds for military support from the UK (until 2030/31);
- a $366 million military aid package from Canada;
- 18 Bohdan artillery systems from Denmark, funding for production in Ukraine;
- a $169 million military aid package from Australia;
- anti-drone systems and 5.56x45 caliber ammunition from Lithuania;
- 300 million euros for the purchase of ammunition for F-16 aircraft from the Netherlands;
- a military aid package of $3.68 million from New Zealand.
The ministry added that Defense Minister Rustem Umerov expressed gratitude to the allies for new decisions to help Ukraine for hundreds of millions of dollars.
He also announced the use of profits from Russia's frozen assets to support Ukraine's defense.
Earlier, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that the promise of Ukraine's membership in NATO must be fulfilled. However, the country cannot wait for another 75 years, it should happen sooner.
RBC-Ukraine reported that the plane of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in Ireland on his way from the United States to his homeland.
The Head of State met with Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris and discussed support for Ukraine and continued cooperation in demining and cybersecurity.
