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"It's almost nominative determinism?"😄

This is #Pavlo_Zhalko. He shot down the #Russian_Su_25 with an #Igla_MANPADS.

Glory!

#Pavlo serves in the #57th Separate Battalion of the #104th territorial defence brigade. He shot down the #Russian aircraft in cooperation with the anti-aircraft missile unit of the #28th Motorized Rifle Brigade.

Curious fact: #Pavlo's last name can be loosely translated as "#Stinger" - the name of another #MANPAD system that #Ukrainian Defenders use.

#Washington announced on Nov. 1 a new military aid package for #Kyiv worth $425 million, according to a #US Defense Department press release.

The aid list includes munitions for #NASAMS missile systems, #Stinger missiles, ammunition for #HIMARS rocket systems, tube-launched, optically tracked, and wire-guided (TOW) missiles, #Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems, as well as 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition.

kyivindependent.com/us-announc

The Kyiv Independent · US announces new military aid package worth $425 millionBy Kateryna Hodunova

The #US announced a new $225 million weapons package for #Ukraine aimed at shoring up the country’s air-defense systems as deadly Russian missiles and drones continue to hit Ukrainian cities.

The new security assistance — announced on Thursday as the #NATO summit continued in #Washington, DC — features a #Patriot missile battery as well as #Stinger anti-aircraft missiles.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

#NATO countries are moving to shore up their weapons production capabilities as a hedge against the November presidential vote, signing a nearly $700 million contract for more #Stinger missiles and making pledges to boost their own defense production.

#Ukraine, a partner that relies on military aid from the NATO members, is opening a small office in #Washington to strengthen its ties to the #US defense industry.

apnews.com/article/nato-missil

AP News · NATO signs $700 million Stinger missile contractBy TARA COPP