FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks as he attends a meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar (not pictured) at Horodetskyi House, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 19, 2023.  REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/Pool/File Photo
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Zelenskiy announces arrival of German IRIS-T launchers

Ukraine has received two IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his address on Thursday.

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has received two IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his address on Thursday.

"Two new IRIS-T launchers have been delivered to Ukraine. This is a powerful and much-needed air defense system," he said and thanked Germany for supplying the weapons.

(Reporting by Nick Starkov in Kyiv, writing by Maria Tsvetkova in New York, editing by Chris Reese)

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