Ukraine is seeking to obtain the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), or to upgrade its Patriot anti-ballistic missile defence systems, according to news agency Interfax-Ukraine.
The news agency cites sources in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as saying that negotiations are currently underway with the US side regarding the systems, following Russia’s attack with a newly-developed hypersonic ballistic missile.
“According to our data, the number of these new experimental missiles is very limited,” Interfax reports, citing the same sources.
Describing the weapons used by Russia, Interfax reports its characteristics such as height and speed “are superior to conventional missiles”.