Germany Weighs Sending Ukraine Fourth Patriot Air-Defense System
- Ukraine says air defense urgent for fending off Russian push
- Allies have held back from delivering more systems to Kyiv
The Patriot battery would come on top of the three that Olaf Scholz’s government has pledged already.
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Germany is considering sending a fourth Patriot air-defense missile battery to Ukraine as allies struggle to deliver equipment that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urgently requested to fend off Russia’s fresh assault.
The Patriot battery would come on top of the three that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government has pledged already, including as recently as April, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. Germany hasn’t yet taken a final decision, they said.