Ukraine receives Patriot air defense system from Romania

A Patriot air defense system arrived in Ukraine from Romania.

The relevant information was confirmed by the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of Romania, Constantin Spinu, in a comment to Radio Svoboda, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

"We confirm that the Patriot system has arrived in Ukraine," Spinu said on Thursday, October 3.

The day before, on October 2, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Romania for the Patriot systems.

"I thank every country that helps us with air defense. Special thanks to Romania for the Patriot systems. Together we can achieve even greater efficiency — we can put an end to Russian terror by jointly destroying Shaheds and missiles," Zelenskyy wrote on the X social network.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on September 2, the Romanian government approved a bill that allows the free transfer of a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, and sent it to the parliament for consideration.