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- Spain is sending a limited number of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais reported.
- It will stop short of sending launchers for the system, however.
- It follows Ukraine's urgent plea to NATO for more air defense systems.
Spain will send a small number of Patriot missiles to Ukraine as pressure builds from NATO and EU allies to increase aid to the country, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported, citing unnamed government sources.
"The transfer of a small number of missiles has come after the defense ministry refused to hand over to Ukraine the battery it has had deployed since 2013 on the Turkish-Syrian border," the report said.