Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Key Facts

• Image source, Getty Images Image caption, A Patriot missile system used by Germany The Pentagon says it will "rush" Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of its new military aid package.
• A source confirmed to the BBC that the $6bn was part of a $60bn aid package signed into law by US President Joe Biden on Wednesday, which also includes $1bn in more immediate aid.
• Mr Austin told a news conference that the US was committing to its largest security assistance package to date and would "move immediately" to get the supplies to Ukraine.
• Image source, Getty Images Image caption, US Defence Minister Lloyd Austin said the aid package was the largest committed to Ukraine to date Ukraine only has a handful of Patriots to complement other Western missile defence systems and existing stocks of Soviet-era surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), such as the S-300.

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