Spain to send two more HAWK air defence systems to Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles attends a roundtable discussion of Women Foreign and Defence Ministers from Allied countries, during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will send two more U.S.-made HAWK air defence systems to Ukraine in addition to four shipped last week to help it repel Russia's invasion and protect its battered infrastructure, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Thursday.

Last month, Ukraine asked NATO countries for additional help to fend off missile and drone attacks after Moscow struck cities across the country during rush hour, killing civilians and destroying vital infrastructure such as water supply and power stations.