Ukraine expects Germany to provide it with an additional 1.4 billion euros to enhance its air defences and help it get through a second winter at war with Russia, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday.

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine expects Germany to provide it with an additional 1.4 billion euros to enhance its air defences and help it get through a second winter at war with Russia, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday.

“Germany is preparing a 1.4 billion euro winter aid package for Ukraine, including air defence equipment,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Kyiv has been pushing its Western partners for additional air defence systems, fearing that Moscow plans to increase the number of air strikes on energy facilities during the winter heating season. (Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; editing by Tom Balmforth)