The Czech Republic will transfer two batteries of the Kub air defense system to Ukraine.

Czech President Petr Pavel announced that his country is preparing to transfer to Ukraine two batteries of Kub anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) with an attached arsenal of missiles. This decision was taken in the context of increasing military support for Ukraine in the context of the ongoing conflict.

Petr Pavel emphasized that Ukraine can immediately start operating the provided complexes, since it has specialists trained to work with this type of military equipment.

Earlier, the Czech Republic has already transferred to Ukraine about 100 tanks, the same number of armored vehicles, as well as a significant amount of ammunition.

Petr Pavel also noted that the Czech Republic is able to provide Ukraine with additional resources, not only from its own national reserves, but also from the warehouses of third countries. In this context, the President of the Czech Republic expressed his readiness to consider the possibility of transferring L-159 aircraft to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which can be used for close air support and significantly increase the effectiveness of the counteroffensive of Ukrainian troops.