Ukraine’s defense minister says his country has received the US-made Patriot surface-to-air guided-missile systems as the West has promised Kiev a raft of new military aid worth billions of dollars.

The Netherlands has announced plans to send a Patriot surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine — the war-hit country's third overall — to boost Ukrainian forces in the conflict with Russia.

The Russian embassy in Berlin slams the German government’s decision to send new heavy weapons to Ukraine to fight Russia.

The US military has trained Ukrainian soldiers in Europe till now.

The United States government has reportedly decided to send 1.8 billion dollars' worth of weapons to Ukraine, including precision bomb kits and Patriot missile systems.

The US is reportedly finalizing plans to send Patriot missile systems to Ukraine.

The United States has made preparations to set up surface-to-air missiles in Slovakia, a NATO member, amid the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.