U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that more firepower is headed to Ukraine, as NATO allies intensify efforts to bolster the country’s defenses against Russia.

Germany will provide Ukraine with an additional military aid package worth more than 2 billion euros, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Oct. 15 during the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels.

To better protect its critical infrastructure from Russian strikes, Ukraine requires, among other things, unique air defense systems produced by the United States. — Ukrinform.

Germany on Wednesday pledged more than $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine, as the government in Kyiv signaled that it would need $120 billion in 2026 to stave off Russia's nearly four-year war.

On Sunday, Russia initiated one of its most intense aerial assaults on Ukraine since the onset of the war, deploying nearly 600 drones and 48 missiles over a 12-hour period. The capital, Kyiv, bore the brunt of the attack, resulting in at least four fatalities and numerous injuries.

The recent Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are intended to break the country’s resistance, and these hopes of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to come true. — Ukrinform.

Britain has supplied Ukraine with more than 85,000 military drones in just six months, the Defence Secretary will announce, as Russia intensifies its barrage of one-way attack drones.

A further 10 allies have lined up to join NATO's newly established PURL initiative, created to purchase in-demand weapons systems from the US, amid a shortage in supplies. View on euronews