The United States is speeding up the delivery of two advanced surface-to-air missile systems (NASAMS) to Ukraine. According to National Security Council Public Affairs Coordinator John Kirby, the U.S. is going to deliver the first two systems to Ukraine in the very near future.

This is the same system used to protect airspace in Washington.

Kirby declined to give a specific date for the arrival of the NASAMS systems, but said the U.S. is definitely interested in accelerating deliveries, CNN reported.

Earlier, during a virtual G7 meeting, Zelenskyy said that "joint efforts to create an air shield for Ukraine" should be stepped up amid "a barrage of Russian cruise missile and drone attacks."