Austin: Ukraine will receive first NASAMS air defense systems in early November.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made the statement at a news briefing devoted to a presentation of the U.S. national defense strategy.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made the statement at a news briefing devoted to a presentation of the U.S. national defense strategy.





Ukraine's military reportedly struck a loading pier of an oil terminal in Russia's Krasnodar Krai late on Nov. 1, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
The Kleine Brogel Air Base is widely believed to be the host to various U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangements. The base is also set to serve as the home to F-35 fighter jets beginning in 2027, Belga News Agency reported.
Robert "Madyar" Brovdi described Ukraine’s drones as "Free Ukrainian Birds," unpredictable and not bound by schedules.
The location and date of footage have not been independently verified.
At least four civilians were killed and 51 were injured over the past day in Russian attacks across Ukraine, officials said on Nov. 1.
"The Ukrainian military continues to demonstrate that no enemy rear is safe," the Navy added on Telegram.
"Our strikes have had more impact than the sanctions," HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov was quoted as saying.
"Oil extraction and refining make up around 90% of Russia’s defense budget. These are the dirty petro-rubles funding the war against us," the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Vasyl Maliuk, said.
Planes from at least four different European cities were diverted to nearby airports, including Hamburg airport, amid the temporary halt.
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) sentenced Roman Nasirov, the former head of the country's State Fiscal Service, to six years in prison over charges stemming from his involvement in a gas extraction scandal linked to a former parliamentarian, the Anti-Corruption Action Center announced on Oct. 31.
While most EU member states have largely phased out Russian fossil-fuel imports since 2022, Hungary and Slovakia have continued to receive pipeline deliveries.