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| Ukraine war: Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Kyiv | Ukraine war: Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Kyiv |
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| Patriot missiles - like this one in an archive photo - are capable of shooting down high-speed targets | Patriot missiles - like this one in an archive photo - are capable of shooting down high-speed targets |
| Nato will give Ukraine more advanced air defences after urgent Kyiv pleas and deadly Russian attacks, military bloc head Jens Stoltenberg has said. | Nato will give Ukraine more advanced air defences after urgent Kyiv pleas and deadly Russian attacks, military bloc head Jens Stoltenberg has said. |
| His comments come after a crisis Nato-Ukraine summit on Friday. | His comments come after a crisis Nato-Ukraine summit on Friday. |
| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv needed "seven more Patriots or similar air defence systems" to defend the country's cities. | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv needed "seven more Patriots or similar air defence systems" to defend the country's cities. |
| Seven people, including two children, were killed in Russian missile strikes on Friday, Ukrainian officials said. | Seven people, including two children, were killed in Russian missile strikes on Friday, Ukrainian officials said. |
| In other key developments on Friday: | In other key developments on Friday: |
| Ukraine claimed it had downed for the first time a strategic long-range bomber deep in Russian territory. Moscow blamed a technical malfunction for the crash | Ukraine claimed it had downed for the first time a strategic long-range bomber deep in Russian territory. Moscow blamed a technical malfunction for the crash |
| After months of delay, the US Congress moved a step closer to passing a $60.8bn (£49bn) aid bill to Ukraine | After months of delay, the US Congress moved a step closer to passing a $60.8bn (£49bn) aid bill to Ukraine |
| Speaking after the Nato-Ukraine Council summit held by video link, Mr Stoltenberg said: "Nato defence ministers have agreed to step up and provide further military support, including more air defence." | Speaking after the Nato-Ukraine Council summit held by video link, Mr Stoltenberg said: "Nato defence ministers have agreed to step up and provide further military support, including more air defence." |
| He said the 32-member bloc "has mapped out existing capabilities across the alliance and there are systems that can be made available to Ukraine". | He said the 32-member bloc "has mapped out existing capabilities across the alliance and there are systems that can be made available to Ukraine". |
| "So I expect new announcements on air defence capabilities for Ukraine soon," he added. | "So I expect new announcements on air defence capabilities for Ukraine soon," he added. |
| The Nato chief said there were Patriot and other advanced air defence systems available in stocks of Nato countries that could be given to Ukraine - but he gave no details about what exactly Kyiv might get. | The Nato chief said there were Patriot and other advanced air defence systems available in stocks of Nato countries that could be given to Ukraine - but he gave no details about what exactly Kyiv might get. |
| Last week, Germany pledged to supply Kyiv with a third US-made Patriot battery out of its military stocks. | Last week, Germany pledged to supply Kyiv with a third US-made Patriot battery out of its military stocks. |
| Ukraine currently has several Patriot systems, but not enough to defend its cities from massive Russian attacks. | Ukraine currently has several Patriot systems, but not enough to defend its cities from massive Russian attacks. |
| Ukraine could face defeat in 2024. Here's how that might look | Ukraine could face defeat in 2024. Here's how that might look |
| Meanwhile, President Zelensky said after the summit: "We need seven more Patriots or similar air defence systems, and it's a minimum number. They can save many lives and really change the situation. You [Nato] have such systems." | Meanwhile, President Zelensky said after the summit: "We need seven more Patriots or similar air defence systems, and it's a minimum number. They can save many lives and really change the situation. You [Nato] have such systems." |
| The Ukrainian leader also laid out four other key priorities Kyiv has long been pressing for: | The Ukrainian leader also laid out four other key priorities Kyiv has long been pressing for: |
| One million artillery shells | One million artillery shells |
| Long-range weaponry | Long-range weaponry |
| Advanced warplanes | Advanced warplanes |
| Speed of delivery | Speed of delivery |
| Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is in its third year now, and there are no signs that Europe's biggest land war since World War Two might end any time soon. | Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is in its third year now, and there are no signs that Europe's biggest land war since World War Two might end any time soon. |
| Moscow's troops have recently been making steady - albeit slow - advances in eastern Ukraine, as Kyiv faces critical arms shortages. | Moscow's troops have recently been making steady - albeit slow - advances in eastern Ukraine, as Kyiv faces critical arms shortages. |
| Mr Zelensky recently admitted that Ukraine is outgunned and could lose the war without urgent Western military aid. | Mr Zelensky recently admitted that Ukraine is outgunned and could lose the war without urgent Western military aid. |
| Ukraine is critically dependent on advanced armoury supplies from its Western allies, particularly the US, to be able to continue fighting Russia - a far bigger military force with an abundance of artillery ammunition. | |
| The train station in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was damaged in Friday's Russian attack | The train station in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was damaged in Friday's Russian attack |
| Earlier on Friday, Ukrainian officials said seven people, including a boy and a girl, were killed and more than 30 injured in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region. | Earlier on Friday, Ukrainian officials said seven people, including a boy and a girl, were killed and more than 30 injured in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region. |
| The northern city of Chernihiv was struck in Russia's deadliest attack for some time earlier this week, leaving 18 dead and dozens wounded. | The northern city of Chernihiv was struck in Russia's deadliest attack for some time earlier this week, leaving 18 dead and dozens wounded. |
| Meanwhile, Ukraine's Air Force said it had brought down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber 300km (186 miles) from Ukrainian territory. | Meanwhile, Ukraine's Air Force said it had brought down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber 300km (186 miles) from Ukrainian territory. |
| It said the plane eventually went down in Russia's Stavropol region after it had launched a missile strike on Ukraine. | It said the plane eventually went down in Russia's Stavropol region after it had launched a missile strike on Ukraine. |
| Regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov said the plane had gone down in a district to the north of Stavropol | Regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov said the plane had gone down in a district to the north of Stavropol |
| Ukraine's defence intelligence described the strike as a special operation similar to January's attack on a Russian A-50 spy plane. | Ukraine's defence intelligence described the strike as a special operation similar to January's attack on a Russian A-50 spy plane. |
| Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told BBC Ukraine that "we waited for a long time, prepared, and finally succeeded". | Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told BBC Ukraine that "we waited for a long time, prepared, and finally succeeded". |
| A source in Ukraine's intelligence later told the BBC the Russian bomber was shot down on Friday using a Soviet-era S-200 air defence system, which is believed to have been upgraded. | A source in Ukraine's intelligence later told the BBC the Russian bomber was shot down on Friday using a Soviet-era S-200 air defence system, which is believed to have been upgraded. |
| Unverified footage showed a plane on fire spiralling out of control and falling to the ground. | Unverified footage showed a plane on fire spiralling out of control and falling to the ground. |
| Russia's defence ministry blamed a technical malfunction after the bomber had carried out a "combat task". | Russia's defence ministry blamed a technical malfunction after the bomber had carried out a "combat task". |
| Two pilots had been found alive, a third crew member was killed and rescue services were looking for a fourth, Stavropol's regional governor said. | Two pilots had been found alive, a third crew member was killed and rescue services were looking for a fourth, Stavropol's regional governor said. |
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| War in Ukraine | War in Ukraine |
| Volodymyr Zelensky | Volodymyr Zelensky |
| Russia | Russia |
| Ukraine | Ukraine |