About 90 Patriot missiles from Israel are being sent to Ukraine in a transfer facilitated by the United States, according to a US defense official.

The U.S. military transferred around 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from storage in Israel to Poland this week in order to deliver them to Ukraine, three sources with knowledge of the operation tell Axios.

The United States transferred some 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from Israel to Poland this week to then deliver them to Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing three sources with knowledge of the operation.

Israel is considering sending Soviet and Russian-made weapons captured in Lebanon to Ukraine, with signs transfers may be under way.

The United States this week transported about 90 Patriot interceptor missiles from a warehouse in Israel to Poland for further delivery to Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

The Telegraph reports that Israel has most likely begun supplying Ukraine with Russian weapons seized in places like Lebanon. The British newspaper suggests this is suggested by the movement of American C-17A transport aircraft observed after a meeting between Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel and Ukraine's Ambassador to Israel,

Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky has said that Israel will not hand over Russian weapons captured by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to Ukraine, as previously stated by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sharren Haskel.