The US State Department has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Ukraine, worth approximately $2.1 billion. The sale will be fully financed by Ukraine's partners, including Canada, Germany, Norway and the EU Ukraine Support Loan. No timeline was given on the sale, but the assumption is that the interceptor missiles are intended to protect against Russia's winter campaign of attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure in Kiev.

The US State Department has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Ukraine, worth approximately $2.1 billion. The sale will be fully financed by Ukraine's partners, including Canada, Germany, Norway and the EU Ukraine Support Loan. No timeline was given on the sale, but the assumption is that the interceptor missiles are intended to protect against Russia's winter campaign of attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure in Kiev.