The first weapons supplies under a new programme agreed by the U.S. and Ukraine's European allies will include highly valuable missiles for Patriot air defence systems and HIMARS rocket launchers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday, APA reports citing Reuters.
Ukraine has so far secured over $2 billion in financing for U.S.-produced weapons via the NATO-led mechanism called the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), according to Zelenskyy.
He said he expected the total committed funds to reach $3.5 billion in October.
The first two batches, worth $500 million each, will "definitely include" air defence missiles, Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola in Kyiv.
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