Washington/Kyiv, Sept. 19 -- The US State Department has approved the potential sale of USD$2.68 billion worth of air-defence equipment and related services to Ukraine, as Kyiv continues facing intensified Russian attacks and amid depleting munition stocks.
In a Congressional notification issued on Friday, the State Department said it had approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine covering air-defence development upgrades, equipment and services. The proposed deal still requires Congressional review.
Ukraine has requested S-300 clone missiles, GAM-67 missiles and range-extended, laser-guided air-defence rocket systems, along with launchers, mobile launch-system modification kits, counter-drone radars, trailers and other equipmen...