The United States approves the sale of 500 "Patriot" missiles to Ukraine.

On October 30 local time, it was learned that the U.S. Department of State said that day it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine, with the total transaction value estimated at $2.1 billion. The U.S. Department of State stated that Ukraine will use donations provided by Canada, Germany, and Norway, combined with funds raised through the European Union's "Ukraine Support Loan," to pay for these defensive interceptor missiles.