The US has transferred anti-drone systems from Ukraine to the Middle East - Hegseth
Kyiv • UNN
The US Secretary of Defense confirmed the transfer of air defense systems from Ukraine to protect bases in the Middle East. Zelensky said that the US will redirect the promised missiles against Shaheds to the Middle East.
The US has withdrawn air defense systems from Ukraine to strengthen the protection of its bases in the Middle East. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth in an interview with Fox News, reports UNN.
I was at hearings in Congress all week. And I was asked: "Did you really transfer anti-UAV systems from Ukraine to the Middle East?" I answered: "Yes, we did"
According to him, the US is using all available means "to protect our people in the region and around the world, because today the landscape is different in defense."
Small systems can pose a serious danger. We are as ready as possible. The war is really changing right before our eyes - equipment, methods. It's scary. Yes, it's scary. But we have the right people on the ground
Earlier
Zelenskyy told ABC News that the US will redirect 20,000 "anti-Shahid missiles" promised by the Biden administration to the Middle East.