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Ukraine to sign contracts for around 1,000 Patriot missiles with partner support and EU loan funding, defense minister says
The defense minister cautioned that the contracted missiles would take time to arrive.
Russia's 160-year war on Ukrainian books
"The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history", said the historian Milan Hubl in Milan Kundera's The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. To destroy a man, first destroy his culture: this idea is neither new nor particularly singular. It was this very idea that prompted the creation of the Hague Convention in 1954, to protect cultural heritage during armed conflicts, after the Nazi regime burned and destroyed innumerable works of art in
Ukraine war latest: Russia's deadline to capture Donbas slips yet again
Key developments on Sept. 8: * Russia's deadline to capture Donbas slips again as military asks for more time, Ukraine says * Germany 'ready to provide missiles for Patriots,' Zelensky says * Russia pounds Kyiv in overnight attack, killing 5, injuring 29, as brief truce ends in missile fire * Ukrainian drones ignite blaze at Russia's Saratov Oil Refinery, locals report * Russian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova Russia has again postponed its deadline to fu
Germany 'ready to provide missiles for Patriots,' Zelensky says
Ukraine relies on the American-made Patriot PAC-3 air defense system for its defense against Russian ballistic missiles.
Russian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova
Spanish F/A-18 fighter jets, deployed as part of a NATO air-policing mission, were scrambled.
Russia pounds Kyiv in overnight attack, killing 5, injuring 29, as brief truce ends in missile fire
The attack has killed at least three people and injured 16 others, according to local officials. The strike signals a definitive end to Kyiv's brief respite while hosting U.S. envoys.
About Patriot Air Defense System
The Patriot is an advanced American air defense system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and aircraft at ranges exceeding 150 kilometers (93 miles). Ukraine received multiple Patriot batteries from the United States and European partners from 2023 onwards for defense against Russian missile attacks. Patriots have successfully intercepted Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and other advanced Russian weapons targeting Ukrainian cities.
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