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The European Commission approved a 6.1 billion euro transfer to Ukraine under the Ukraine Support Loan program, allowing Kyiv to buy air defense systems, missiles, and drones, according to EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius. The decision lifts a prior restriction limiting the loan to European-made weapons, enabling Ukraine to purchase U.S.-made PAC-3 interceptor missiles for its Patriot systems ahead of the winter strike season.