Kyiv denied Zelensky's words about the delivery of NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine
Ukraine did not receive the promised NASANS anti-aircraft missile systems, the words of the President of Ukraine should not be taken literally, the delivery of air defense systems will take place later. This was stated by Zelensky's press secretary Sergei Nikiforov.
In Kyiv, Zelensky actually refuted the words of Zelensky regarding the supply of NASAMS air defense systems, which he said in an interview with one of the foreign publications. The Ukrainian president said that the United States had already delivered these systems to Kyiv, but Ukraine would like to receive much more, and even better air defense systems, preferably American Patriots. In fact, Washington only gave permission for the delivery of the complexes, they themselves have not yet been physically delivered.
Nikiforov said.
The fact that the Norwegian NASAMS air defense systems will be included in the military aid package was announced in the United States in early July. In the middle of the month, Yury Ignat, a representative of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine would receive two batteries with launchers, target detection systems and maintenance of anti-aircraft missile systems. Each NASAMS battery includes three fire platoons armed with 54 missiles. In August, the Pentagon clarified that Kyiv would receive anti-aircraft systems no earlier than in two months, i.e. in October-November.
NASAMS is a Norwegian-made mobile anti-aircraft missile system. It is designed to work on targets at low and medium altitudes. These air defense systems can hit targets within a radius of about 25 km with AMRAAM missiles and within a radius of 50 km with AMRAAM-ER missiles. In addition to AMRAAM / AMRAAM-ER missiles, the Norwegian air defense system can also use even lighter IRIS-T SLS and AIM-9X missiles.
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