Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, stands in front of the “Patriot” air defence missile system at a military training area in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern during a visit to a training of Ukrainian soldiers | File Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa/
Kiev (dpa) – German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jäger said on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) that the move would “help to improve the protection of the population and infrastructure.”
“The Ukrainian crew has successfully completed appropriate training in Germany,” he added.
Das dritte Patriot-Flugabwehrsystem aus Deutschland ist in der Ukraine eingetroffen. Es wird helfen, den Schutz der Bevölkerung u. der Infrastruktur zu verbessern. Die ukrainische Besatzung hat erfolgreich eine entsprechende Ausbildung in Deutschland absolviert. #StandWithUkraine
— Martin Jaeger (@MJaegerT) July 5, 2024
Amid the conflict in Ukraine, which began with the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, Kiev received its first modern U.S.-made Patriot system in April 2023 and now has four.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly asked for additional systems to be used to protect major cities under fire across Ukraine, including Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhya and Odessa. A number of countries, including Romania, have promised to send further assistance.
The technology has already been used to intercept Russian hypersonic and ballistic missiles.
Also Read: Complete list of weapons and equipment being sent by Germany to Ukraine
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