Ukraine receives more defense support, including a Mistral air defense system and a third Patriot air defense system.
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Ukraine received short-range Mistral anti-aircraft missile systems and missiles for them from Estonia. The Mistral is a modern anti-aircraft missile defense system designed in France to defend against helicopters and aircraft.
At the same time, Germany confirmed the arrival of the third Patriot air defense system in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Latvia has prepared its next batch of aid for Ukraine with 2,500 drones worth €4M, which will be provided gradually during July as part of the drone coalition, led by Latvia. The first shipment of 300 drones will arrive in the next few days, it was confirmed in Vilnius on July 5.
For this year, Latvia has allocated €20M to the drone coalition, of which more than €10M is allocated for purchasing drones from the Latvian defense industry. In April and May, 135 combat drones and EW equipment worth €1M were handed over.
In addition, The Bulgarian parliament discussed the provision of €80M in aid to Ukraine before the NATO summit in Washington on June 9.