Spain has provided Ukraine with the first batch of Hawk anti-aircraft missiles systems, Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov has said.
“Our 1st Hawks are provided by Spain,” he said on Twitter on Friday following a meeting with his Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles in Odesa.
The ministers together honored the memory of heroes who died in battles for Ukraine and visited Ukrainian soldiers in a hospital.
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Photo credit: Oleksii Reznikov, Twitter.
“Spain stands with Ukraine: humanitarian and security assistance will continue. More of our soldiers will train in Spain,” Reznikov said.