kyiv, (EFE).- The first Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, Oleksandr Pavliuk, reported today the arrival in Ukraine of Patriot anti-missile defense systems from Germany, the United States and the Netherlands.
“Patriot air defense systems from the US, the Netherlands and Germany have arrived in Ukraine,” Pavliuk wrote on his Facebook account.
“These anti-aircraft systems will allow us to protect ourselves against Russian cruise missiles and drones,” added the deputy minister, who thanked Kiev’s partners for their help in “strengthening Ukraine’s air defense.”
Pavliuk’s revelation comes after the arrival in Ukraine of the first Patriot anti-missile system sent by Germany was already known yesterday.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov had thanked the US, the Netherlands and Germany for sending this technology to Ukraine, without announcing that the systems promised by Washington and The Hague had already entered the possession of the Kiev government.
Zelensky visits the border with Belarus and Poland
Zelensky, meanwhile, visited the Ukrainian province of Volhynia on Wednesday, located in the extreme north-west of the country and bordering Belarus and Poland.
“Volhynia. Ukraine’s border with Belarus and Poland. It is an honor for me to be here today to thank our border guards for protecting the state border,” Zelensky said in a note posted on his Telegram account.
The Ukrainian president also recognized the work of the Ukrainian border guard in defending the city of Bakhmut, in the east of the country, where this body also has troops deployed.
The statement is accompanied by a video in which Zelenski is seen walking a section of the border delimited by a wire fence. The images also show the president addressing and decorating the personnel who protect the Ukrainian border