Russian missile attack on November 17: Kuleba asks US to hand over Patriot systems to Ukraine
During the morning air raid alert on November 17, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba had a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken
He wrote about this on Twitter.
The minister asked to provide Ukraine with American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.
“We share the view that Russia bears full responsibility for its missile terror and its consequences on the territory of Ukraine, Poland, and Moldova. I thanked the US for their crucial defense assistance and emphasized that deliveries of air defense systems to Ukraine need to be sped up. NASAMS have proved their efficiency already. I am also convinced that the time for Patriots has come,” Kuleba tweeted.
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Fragments of a Russian missile fell on the territory of Poland and killed two people.
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