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Ukraine Receives First Shipments Of Key Air Defense Systems, Says Minister


The shipment includes the NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system. (file photo)
The shipment includes the NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system. (file photo)

Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov says Ukraine has received a shipment of NASAMS and Apside air-defense systems to help it defend against Russian missile and drone attacks across the country. "These weapons will significantly strengthen #UAarmy and will make our skies safer," he said in a tweet on November 7. Reznikov did not specify which countries the systems were from, but in the tweet he thanked "our partners: Norway, Spain, and the U.S." To read the original tweet from Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, click here.

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