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First German IRIS-T air defence system in Ukraine, three more to come - minister

First German IRIS-T air defence system in Ukraine, three more to come - minister
First German IRIS-T air defence system in Ukraine, three more to come - minister -  Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2022
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BRUSSELS - A first IRIS-T air defence system promised to Kyiv by Germany has reached Ukraine, with three more of these systems to be supplied next year, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Wednesday.

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"A very important support for Ukraine in the fight against missile attacks, against this terror the population is subjected to," she told reporters as she arrived for a meeting with her NATO counterparts in Brussels.

"This is one system, to be followed by three more systems next year."

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