The NATO chief noted a positive response to Kyiv's request for a large number of air defense systems. Read also: US preparing $725 million military aid package for Kyiv The issue of providing Kyiv with new air defense systems was a central topic at the Ukraine-NATO Council meeting on the evening of Dec.

NATO countries will do all they can to provide Ukraine with air defenses necessary to protect its infrastructure but there is no surplus of such systems, Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Dec. 4.

NATO Allies have supported Ukraine since the onset of Russia's full-scale, unprovoked aggression and will continue to bolster Ukraine's air defense capabilities to protect critical infrastructure this winter.

Ukraine will receive several air defense systems from its partners. In January, the air shield will be improved, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the President, he had received a briefing from Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on the implementation of agreements with partners to strengthen Ukraine's air