Italy will supply Ukraine with 10 Aster missiles for the SAMP/T air defense system as part of the 13th aid package, La Repubblica newspaper reported.
The new portion includes a financial aid item intended for the purchase of new weapons for Ukraine due to the depletion of Italy's own stocks. According to the newspaper, this fact caused a confrontation between Defense Minister Guido Crosto and Claudio Borghi, a representative of the League party, during a meeting of the Parliamentary Security Committee (Kopsir), in which the person in charge of the military file presented the list of the elements to be sent.
Borghi noted that the allocation of funds must be approved in advance by the parliament for inclusion in the national budget.