Zelensky welcomes sale of US Patriot missiles though warns delivery could take years

Kyiv, Oct 31 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed Washington's approval of a $2.1bn (£1.6bn) sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Kyiv, but warned that deliveries could take several years despite his country's urgent need to strengthen its air defences ahead of winter. The US State Department announced on Friday that it had approved the package as Ukraine continues to face intensifying Russian missile and drone attacks against its infrastructure. "Five hundred PAC-3 interceptors is a substantial number, and very soon - this winter - they COULD make for a highly effective defence package," Zelensky wrote on…