Spain will send Ukraine a set of long-range Patriot anti-aircraft interceptor missiles that They will arrive at their destination within four days, in addition to ammunition of various types, hospital medicines and individual first aid kits in combat. This has been communicated by the Minister of Defense, Margaret Roblesduring a new ministerial meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine, in which he participated, by videoconference, along with 24 other partner countries.
Robles has also pointed out that the preparation of new Leopard battle tanks for its transfer to Ukraine “is progressing as planned”, so the first units will be ready before the end of June. At the meeting, in which authorities such as the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Lloyd Austin, participated, the minister reported on the status of Spanish donations to the affected country, as reported by Defense. it’s a statement.
He has focused especially on the Spanish contribution to air defense, as this constitutes “a fundamental concern”, and has announced the shipment of anti-aircraft missiles. He also referred to the shipment the day before yesterday of a set of hospital medicines and individual first aid kits in combat and another aid package from a new consignment of heavy caliber artillery ammunitionwhich will be followed by others of 155 and 120 mm in the coming months.
The planned aid also includes light and heavy machine guns, wheeled protected logistics vehicles, armored infantry vehicles, anti-tank weapons and field artillery howitzers. Various anti-aircraft surveillance systems and remote weapons stations for defense against drones, which are currently being prepared by the Spanish defense industry.
During his speech, Robles stressed that the commitment of the allied countries “not only provides the defense systems that Ukraine needs”, but also represents “an injection of morale and support for the soldiers and the Ukrainian civilian population who lives under the permanent threat of Russian drones and missiles.
For his part, President Zelensky thanked the help provided and assured that ““This war is everyone’s war.”so aid for anti-aircraft defense and artillery is “vital”, as stated by Defense in the note sent.
The Ukrainian minister of this department, Rustem Umerov, has valued the effort of the allied countries to provide material and training and has referred to the important American aid, recently approved, for which Robles has also conveyed his congratulations.
