NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attends the 78th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023.
REUTERS/Bing Guan Acquire Licensing RightsUNITED NATIONS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine urgently needs air defenses, including ammunition, spare parts and maintenance for the systems the Ukrainian military already has, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told Reuters on Tuesday.
"There is an urgent need for air defense, not only new systems, but also ammunition, maintenance, spare parts ... We see that air defense is saving lives every day in Ukraine and we need to sustain the air defense systems of Ukraine."
He spoke after a senior State Department official said earlier on Tuesday that reinforcing Ukraine's air defenses was key, including to protect critical infrastructure as winter descends.
Stoltenberg declined to say how many rounds of munitions NATO allies can deliver to Ukraine each year, or when exactly F-16s would be delivered to Kyiv.
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