Europe apprehensive over its own air defence shortages amid supply of more Patriots to Ukraine

Brussels, Aug 4 (UNI) The European Union has suddenly found itself fretting over its own inadequacies in air defence, after their delivery of Patriot batteries has left their own stores heavily depleted.
As per Caliber, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has long called for the delivery of more Patriots as Russian air attacks grow more persistent and penetrate Kyiv’s air space further.

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