The U.S. President pledged to provide Ukraine with “advanced air defense systems”
11 October, 2022 An AMRAAM-ER missile launched from a NASAMS launcher. Photo credits: Raytheon During the conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S.
President Joe Biden pledged to provide Ukraine with air defense systems. The White House statement reports this. The conversation between the two leaders occurred after a la large-scale Russian missile attack on numerous regions of Ukraine.
Biden has pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support it needs to protect it, including "advanced air defense systems."
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine. Photo credits: Office of the President
After a conversation with Biden, President Zelensky tweeted that "air defense (SAM) is currently a top priority of the Ukraine-US defense cooperation."
Map of the October 10, 2022, missile attack on the territory of Ukraine. Photo credits: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
In total, 84 Russian missiles were launched at the territory of Ukraine on October 10.
43 of them were shot down. Of the 24 Russian kamikaze drones, 13 were neutralized.
Russian cruise missile. Illustrative photo from open sources
The Air Force Command reported that the invaders used Kh-101 and Kh-555 cruise missiles that were launched from eleven Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bomber jets based in the Caspian region.
The invaders also used Kalibr cruise missiles launched from vessels in the Black Sea. The use of the ground-based Iskander systems from different directions was also recorded. 
The Kh-555 cruise missile in flight. The enemy had also launched missiles from the S-300 SAM and Tornado-S MLRS. Biden expressed his condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured in these Russian "senseless attacks."
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President Joe Biden. Photo: from open sources
The U.S. President also stressed his continued cooperation with allies and partners to continue to recover losses from Russia and hold it accountable for its "war crimes and atrocities", as well as provide Ukraine with security, economic, and humanitarian assistance.
NASAMS air defense system.
Illustrative photo from open sources
At the end of September, Oleksii Reznikov, Ukrainian Defense Minister, shared that future Ukrainian NASAMS air defense system operators are already undergoing training.
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