Key facts
- Zelensky said Spain will provide a 437 million euro ($490 million) military aid package to Ukraine.
- Zelensky said the package would help bolster Ukrainian air defenses against Russian strikes.
- Zelensky said Russia has damaged more Ukrainian locomotives this year than in all previous years of the war.
- Zelensky said Ukraine's power grid and water supply are under constant attack, with the situation difficult especially in Kyiv.
- Earlier this year Spain pledged five Patriot PAC-2 missiles; Kyiv said it needs about 300 Patriot missiles.
Spain will provide Ukraine with a 437 million euro ($490 million) military aid package, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on November 5 after meeting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the 30th Ibero-American Summit in Madrid.
"Throughout this war, Spain has consistently provided us with assistance and support," Zelensky said. "And there is a new package of military aid worth 437 million euros from Spain. Thank you!"
Zelensky said the funds would help bolster Ukrainian air defenses as Russian strikes hit Ukrainian transportation and energy infrastructure. He said Ukraine's power grid and water supply are under constant attack and that the situation is difficult, especially in Kyiv.
On October 29, Russian forces struck a train platform at Dnipro railway station, killing at least 15 people and wounding at least 14, authorities said. Ukrainian Railways said on social media that a passenger train was preparing to depart for Zaporizhzhia when a Russian jet-powered drone attacked the station.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on September 15 that more than 500 locomotives had been completely destroyed or damaged during the full-scale war, more than half of them since the start of the year. Zelensky said Russia has damaged more Ukrainian locomotives this year than in all previous years of the war.
Zelensky expressed solidarity with Spain after a train accident that killed 69 people on October 28. Earlier this year, the Spanish government pledged to provide Ukraine with five Patriot PAC-2 missiles. Kyiv said it needs about 300 Patriot missiles to fend off expected Russian ballistic missile attacks in the coming winter.