Ukraine will receive a "fairly decent" number of missiles for air defense - Budanov

The head of the Defense Ministry of Defense refused to name the exact number of missiles and the country that will be given because it is "a secret. " In 2024, Ukraine will receive additional missiles for air defense systems and anti -ship complexes from Western partners. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Ministry of Defense Cyril Budanov in a comment to ICTV as a result of the meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in Ramstein.

According to him, a wide coalition of support for Ukraine is unwavering. The partners declared continued support in all areas. "I can especially note the support for providing additional missiles for our air defense and missiles for anti -ship defense. That is, for anti -ship missile systems," Budanov said.

At the same time, GRO head refused to name the number of missiles and the country that they will be given, because it, according to him, "is a secret", but evaluated this number as "decent enough". We will remind, on Wednesday, February 14, the 19th meeting in the format "Ramstein" took place. The Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov called the negotiations fruitful. The coalition coalition of integrated air defense and missile defense, which was joined by 15 countries, has officially begun.

Work on the joint production of artillery systems and shells is ongoing. With regard to the receipt of modern F-16 fighters, according to the head of the Ministry of Defense, everything "goes on a schedule within all arrangements with partners. " Earlier, on February 9, the Pentagon representative Patrick Ryder stated that the United States continues to supply weapons to Ukraine for air defense. This is possible within the framework of the Program "Security Assistance in Ukraine" (USAI).