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Zelenskyy Reiterates Ukraine’s Request For Air Defense Systems, Calls Patriot An ‘Extreme Priority’

Zelenskyy Reiterates Ukraine’s Request For Air Defense Systems, Calls Patriot An ‘Extreme Priority’
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, fire the MIM-104 Patriot to destroy a drone target Jul. 16, 2021, at Camp Growl in Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa Chuluda).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday reiterated his country’s request for air defense capabilities to assist in its fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion, to include calling the Patriot missile defense system an “extreme priority.”  “If you would say, ‘Yes, we can give you Patriots,’ I would go myself to the U.S. for them. It’s really important for our people,” Zelenskyy said via English translation during a Yale School of Management discussion. “We have to defend our skies. If my memory…

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