MIM-104 Patriot

The Slovak parliament has approved the closure of the country's anti-corruption agency, despite street protests and warnings from the EU.

According to the US media, citing sources in official circles, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian military transport plane IL-76 using the Patriot air defense system.

Two Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers, accompanied by SU-30SM fighters, flew near Alaska.

Ukraine expects to receive aircraft and long-range weapons with a radius of more than 300 kilometers in the next military aid packages.

Russians have started to use ballistic missiles more often to strike Ukraine, but some missiles do not reach their targets due to technical problems in their production.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force said that while statements by other countries give the impression that Ukraine has many air defense systems, it needs much more, especially ballistic missile defense systems such as additional Patriot systems.

Spain trains Ukrainian servicemen in the maintenance of Patriot missile systems in Valencia to strengthen Ukraine's air defense.

According to Korsunsky, Japan did not make a decision to transfer Patriot missiles to Ukraine, as it is only a manufacturer of missile systems and transfers them to the United States. What happens next with these missiles is not a matter of Japanese-Ukrainian relations. This is the competence of the United States.

Today, during the exchange, the servicemen who were allegedly transported by Russia on an Il-76 aircraft were not returned.

Slovakia is negotiating with the United States to purchase Patriot air defense systems to protect its airspace. Slovakia's Defense Minister announced the talks and plans to receive a discount on the weapons.