Nato explores sending Ukraine more advanced weapons

Ukraine has requested the delivery of Soviet S-300 long-range missile defense systems from NATO states.

NATO countries have been limited in what they can send to Ukraine due in part to the Ukrainian military’s training, which centers heavily on Soviet- or Russian-made weapons that exist in dwindling stock.

Ukraine has sought the S-300 surface-to-air missile system, said a senior European official familiar with the situation. There are ongoing talks about that possibility, the official said, but questions remain about whether there are any that can be spared.

• Slovakia operates 1 battery S-300PMU and 48 missiles type 5V55R.
• Bulgaria has 10 S-300 launchers
• Greece has an S-300 PMU1 system with 32 launchers and 175 missiles.

“Nobody wants to mishandle expectations,” said the official, who like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.