Germany announces it will deliver a Patriot battery to Ukraine

This will be the third battery provided by Germany, and the fourth battery total. It is not known which variant will be sent, but Ukraine does operate at least 1 PAC-3 MSE system sent by the US, and at least one of the other systems sent by Germany is a PAC-2 (possibly GEM-T).

This is extremely positive news, as Ukraine not only runs critically low on ammunition for its air defense, but also it does not have enough systems to properly protect all of Ukraine, leading to prioritization.

Ukraine had previously said in 2023 that it would like 7-8 systems, but recently over the last several weeks stated it would like as many as 25 or more.

Patriot systems have been used to great effect in Ukraine to intercept not only Russia's cruise, ballistic, and claimed hypersonic missile "Kinzhal", but also has been used to shoot down Russian aircraft; including in enemy airspace.