Skip next section Italy sending another air defense system to Ukraine
09/20/2024September 20, 2024
Italy sending another air defense system to Ukraine
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that another SAMP-T air defense system would be sent to Ukraine in comments to local media.
“We are sending a new Samp-T [anti-missile system] to protect hospitals, schools, universities… for this country that was attacked by Russia,” Tajani told Italy’s Radio 24.
He added that “defending Ukraine does not mean bringing a world war… We are helping Ukraine and must reach a fair peace.”
The SAMP-T is a European-made mobile missile system designed to defend against multiple missile and aircraft threats.
Italy and France jointly supplied a battery to Ukraine last year.
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Skip next section Ukraine downs dozens of Russian drones and a missile
09/20/2024September 20, 2024
Ukraine downs dozens of Russian drones and a missile
‘s air force said on Friday that 61 out 70 Russian attack drones had been shot down along with one out of four missiles launched in overnight strikes.
“The air defense system operated in Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Poltava, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Khmelnytsky, Mykolaiv, Odesa and Kherson regions,” it said on the Telegram messenger service.
“Air force, anti-aircraft missile forces, mobile fire groups and units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the enemy’s air attack,” the air force said adding that it had received no information about casualties or destruction.
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Skip next section EU’s Ursula von der Leyen pledges support for Ukraine on 8th visit
09/20/2024September 20, 2024
EU’s Ursula von der Leyen pledges support for Ukraine on 8th visit
EU Chief arrived in ‘s capital Kyiv on Friday and said she was there to discuss European support, preparations for winter and progress on G7 loans.
“My 8th visit to Kyiv comes as the heating season starts soon, and Russia keeps targeting energy infrastructure,” she wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The post was accompanied with a picture of her at a train station.
“We will help Ukraine in its brave efforts. I come here to discuss Europe’s support. From winter preparedness to defence, to accession and progress on the G7 loans.”
Von der Leyen is set to discuss assistance for Ukraine’s energy supply with Ukrainian President later on Friday.
The EU is to provide an additional €160 million ($178 million) to Ukraine to help repair the damaged energy infrastructure, expandrenewable energy, and fund shelters, the EU chief said ahead of her trip.
Continuous Russian attacks have destroyed large parts of Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and have led to rolling blackouts in the eastern parts of the country.
European countries have sent thousands of generators to Ukraine which are harder to hit and are easier to repair.
kb/ab (AP, AFP, dpa, Reuters)
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