WASHINGTON Nov 29 Additional Hawk air defense systems provided by US military aid to Kyiv is already on its way to Ukraine, senior US Department of Defense officials said.
«Additional Hawk launchers are on their way,» they said.
The agency noted that the US are exploring all possible «combinations of equipment» that could be provided to the Ukrainian military, including Patriot complexes.
Earlier in November, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan, commenting on the latest US $400 million aid package to Kyiv, said that it will include Hawk air defense systems with missiles for them and four American Avenger air defense systems with Stinger missiles.
Russia earlier sent a note to NATO countries because of the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect.