Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov thanked the allies for their support and for the equipment provided.
France and Italy decided to send the SAMP/T air defense system nicknamed Mamba to Ukraine. This was announced on Friday, February 3, by French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu on his page at Twitter.
“Together with Guido Crozetto, we decided to provide SAMP / T-MAMBA air defense systems to Ukraine in the spring of 2023. This system will protect the civilian population and infrastructure from attacks from Russia, the need for which was noted by Oleksiy Reznikov,” he wrote.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov thanked the allies for their support.
“I am very grateful to my colleagues Sebastian Lecorne and Guido Crosetto, who decided to provide the SAMP / T air defense system for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It will help us save thousands of lives from the attack by Russian terrorists. Step by step, we will close the skies over Ukraine,” he wrote on his page at Twitter.
It is the first European long-range anti-missile system developed by France and Italy. This will allow Ukraine to protect itself from attacks by Russian drones, missiles and aircraft, covering a significant part of Ukrainian territory.
The system, created by a joint Franco-Italian consortium, can track dozens of targets and intercept 10 at the same time.
Earlier it was reported that Ukraine and Italy agreed on an energy partnership.
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Source: korrespondent
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