US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine

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The approval marks a major expansion of US-backed air-defense support for Ukraine as Russian missile strikes continue. Patriot interceptors are highly sought after because they can engage ballistic missiles that many other systems cannot reliably defeat. The decision comes amid broader diplomatic and military tensions involving the war, including reports of a Russian strike on a train station in Dnipro that killed 15 people.[1][6]

Sources: BBC, CNN