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Explainer-What is the Patriot missile defense system?

Ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to Washington on Wednesday, the Biden administration said it would provide another $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including the Patriot air defense system that the Ukrainian leader has said his country urgently needs to fend off Russian attacks.

Reuters

In risky venture out of Ukraine, Zelenskyy gets warm US welcome — and Patriot missiles

WASHINGTON — As Washington prepared for a risky wartime visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, the Biden administration announced $1.8 billion in new aid to Ukraine, including a sophisticated Patriot missile battery that the country’s military has long sought.

Los Angeles Times

Joe Biden promises £1.5billion for Ukraine defence including key Patriot missile system

Ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr's meeting with his counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday, the US confirmed they would supply Ukraine with the key Patriot missile defence system

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The U.S. will send a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. How will it help?

The transfer of the sophisticated missile system comes amid a Russian barrage on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The announcement came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington.

WEKU

What is Russia’s ‘Satan II’ hypersonic intercontinental nuclear missile?

Vladimir Putin issues latest threat by suggesting powerful ICBM will soon be ready for deployment

The Independent UK

Belfast weapons factory receives contract to produce anti-tank missiles

Thales will produce a further batch of NLAW effectors (next generation light anti-tank weapon) for the British Army,

The Independent UK

Eastern Europe holds the key to keeping Ukraine's power on

In Lithuania, a giant, disused electrical transformer built in 1980 in present-day Ukraine has been dusted off and prepared for shipment. It will travel by sea to Romania and then back to Ukraine, possibly in the coming weeks.

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US Sending Patriots to Ukraine under $1.85 Billion Aid Package

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will provide $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, rolling out funding for a Patriot missile battery as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is arriving in Washington for his first known trip out of his country since Russia invaded in February. The White House…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden to announce U.S. sending Ukraine Patriot missiles during Zelensky's D.C. visit

The Patriot system will be the most advanced sent to the country since the war began.

Axios

US to send $1.8 billion in aid, Patriot battery, to Ukraine

Officials tell The Associated Press the U.S. will send $1.8 billion in military aid to Ukraine in a massive package that will for the first time include a Patriot missile battery and precision-guided bombs for their fighter jets

The Independent UK

Russia wants Ukraine to spend festive period in darkness, Kyiv says

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday Ukraine should prepare for new Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure because Moscow wanted Ukrainians to spend Christmas and New Year in darkness.

Reuters

‘A loud blast, then a flash at my window’: FRANCE 24 reports on Kyiv drone attack

Residents of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities are relying on petrol-fuelled generators to battle freezing temperatures as Russia continues to pummel the country's critical infrastructure with missile strikes and drone attacks, causing daily power cuts. Our reporters spoke to residents of the Ukrainian capital shortly after their neighbourhood was targeted…

France 24

Providing US Patriot missiles could transform Ukraine’s defences. But it’s a move with risks

Providing systems to defend against Russia risks weakening the west’s deterrence posture towards China, says Jack Watling of the Royal United Services Institute

The Guardian - UK

Stronger, faster, higher: How North Korea built a fearsome missile arsenal

North Korea could hit almost anywhere on earth with a ballistic missile, analysts say, a capability it has honed alongside a wide variety of shorter-range weapons with comprehensive testing that includes a record-setting number of launches in 2022.

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin unveils world’s biggest supersonic bomber in new nuclear warning

The Tupolev Tu-160 aircraft, known as the White Swan, can carry hypersonic nuclear missiles and underwent a series of test manoeuvres during its maiden journey

Reuters

North Korea slams Japan's military buildup, U.S. flies stealth jets

North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions, while also warning of another imminent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

N. Korea claims 'final-stage test for reconnaissance satellite'

SEOUL -- North Korean state media reported Monday that the country had conducted an important final-stage test for the development of a reconnaissance satellite, apparently referring to the Sunday launch of two ballistic missiles.

Evening Standard

North Korea condemned after firing two ballistic missiles into sea

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on Sunday towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Sunday, according to authorities in South Korea and Japan.

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The Independent UK

Putin prepares new hypersonic ‘meteorite’ missile that can hit any target in the world in under 30 minutes

Missile is reportedly installed in an underground launch silo in the Orenburg region

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Sunday, Seoul's military said, days after Pyongyang announced a successful test of a solid-fuel motor for a new weapons system. Military tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen sharply this year as Pyongyang has carried out an unprecedented blitz of weapons tests, including the…

France 24

North Korea fires two medium-range ballistic missiles in resumption of tests

North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles on Sunday toward its eastern waters, its first weapons test in a month and coming two days after it claimed to have performed a key test needed to build a more mobile, powerful intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland.

Wales Online

North Korea fires missiles in first test in a month

Two ballistic missiles fired toward its eastern waters in another show of force

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt's Four Corners: Ukraine, Burkina Faso, and the world's eyes on Qatar

IT’S quite clearly an attempt to test Ukrainian resolve in the cold winter months. For many weeks now, Russia’s missile and kamikaze drone…

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile, South Korea says

North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile Sunday toward waters off its east coast, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Tribune News Service

North Korea fires off at least two suspected ballistic missiles, South Korea says

North Korea fired off at least two suspected ballistic missiles Sunday toward waters off its east coast, adding to a record number of launches this year that have ratcheted up regional tensions.

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