The United States Department of State has officially approved a possibility and #036; 2.1 billion sale of 500 PAC-3 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, funded entirely by the country's Western partners and allies. The approval comes as Kyiv continues to face a critical shortage of air defense supplies, amid increasing Russian ballistic attacks on critical and civilian infrastructure across the country.

The United States Department of State has officially approved a possibility and #036; 2.1 billion sale of 500 PAC-3 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, funded entirely by the country's Western partners and allies. The approval comes as Kyiv continues to face a critical shortage of air defense supplies, amid increasing Russian ballistic attacks on critical and civilian infrastructure across the country.