Ukraine on Wednesday received the first Patriots, which are seen as one of the most advanced US air defence systems, Kyiv’s defence minister said.
“Today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more secure because Patriot air defence systems have arrived in Ukraine,” Oleksiy Reznikov said on Twitter.
“Patriots” for patriots
Do you know how to visualize a dream? We must tell about it to the world and give it life! This is exactly what happened with the Patriots, even before the large-scale war, even before my appointment to the most important position of my life at the most… pic.twitter.com/m6H63erV6Z
— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) April 19, 2023
The delivery comes as Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the southern port city of Odesa.