and SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile systems

will help Ukraine protect itself from enemy ballistic missile strikes.

Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, announced this on the air of the telethon.

"Protection against ballistic missiles is Patriot and SAMP-T, which can shoot them down. But we have repeatedly said that it is not so easy to shoot down ballistic missiles even with these means. You need to have a sufficient number of them to protect yourself from such an attack. Therefore the best way to destroy this ballistic is right at the start," Ignat emphasized.

According to him, "there is a certain plan of action in this regard", because the highest military-political leadership of the country and international partners know about the necessity of such weapons for the Armed Forces.

We will remind, the mass media write that the administration of US President Biden is finalizing plans to

.

A relevant decision may be announced this week.

The US Defense Ministry has confirmed information

about plans to send Patriot anti-missile defense systems to Ukraine, says Carla Babb, Pentagon correspondent of "Voice of America".

According to her, the decision will be officially announced this week.

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