Ukraine is set to receive a new SAMP/T air defense system from Italy as Kyiv lobbies for more Western aid.
Ukraine will soon be receiving a new NATO air defense system as allies scramble to fortify Kyiv against Russia's unfolding summer offensive.Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told the Rai state broadcaster on Monday: 'It is known that we will send SAMP/T, which is an instrument of air defense, therefore of protection, that Ukraine itself asked us for.
The security situation has also deteriorated along the front line—and in cities close to the fighting such as Kharkiv—due to Moscow's increased use of satellite-guided glide bombs. These can be dropped by aircraft on Ukrainian positions from up to 40 miles away; largely out of reach of Kyiv's defenses.Zelensky said in March that his nation had only around a quarter of the air defense systems required for adequate national defense.
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