The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Ukraine, worth approximately $2.1 Billion USD. The sale will be funded entirely by Ukraine's partners, including Canada, Germany, Norway, and the EU's Ukraine Support Loan. No timeline on the sale has been provided, but it's assumed that the interceptor missiles are intended to defend against Russia's winter strike campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure in Kyiv.