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What Western support looked like on 11 June 2024
Summary
A look back at the air-defence and financing decisions announced on 11 June 2024, and the strikes and policy change reported the day before.
What did Western support for Ukraine amount to on 11 June 2024? Two announcements that day pointed to air defence and money.
The United States approved a move to send a second Patriot missile system to Ukraine. The decision concerned one of the country's most sought-after forms of military assistance, and it was reported alongside other measures of Western backing.
On the same day, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Union would give Ukraine €3.4 billion (about $3.6 billion) throughout the summer. The funds were to come from revenue generated by frozen Russian assets.
The day before
The announcements followed developments reported on 10 June 2024. Washington lifted a ban on sending U.S. weaponry to Ukraine's Azov Brigade, changing a restriction that had applied to that unit.
On the battlefield, Ukraine's military said its missile strikes near Yevpatoriya and Chornomorske in Russian-occupied Crimea had damaged three Russian air defence systems.
Taken together
The reports from these two days covered several strands: a further Patriot system, a summer financing commitment drawn from Russian frozen assets revenue, a change in U.S. policy towards a specific Ukrainian unit, and a Ukrainian claim of damage to Russian air defences in Crimea. Each was reported as a separate decision or claim.
