Ukraine war: Nato pledges more advanced air defences to Kyiv - BBC News

Kyiv has long been pressing for hi-tech Patriot systems to defend against deadly Russian attacks.

17 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, ReutersImage caption, Patriot missiles - like this one in an archive photo - are capable of shooting down high-speed targetsBy Jaroslav LukivBBC NewsNato 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.

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.

In other key developments on Friday:

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