Ukraine receives two AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar systems from U.S.

   KIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The United States has delivered two AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar to Ukraine to strengthen the country's defense and security operations capability..

   The Thales-Raytheon Systems radar detects the location from which enemy artillery fire originated for counter-fire response.

   The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine said the radar systems were delivered at the airport in Lviv on Nov.14, two months after Ukraine requested them.

   "The radar systems delivered will help defend Ukrainian military personnel and civilians against rocket and artillery attacks, which have historically been the most lethal threat to Ukrainian personnel and civilians," the U.S. Embassy said.

   Ukraine, once part of the Soviet Union, is battling Russian-supported separatists in the eastern part of the country. In 2014 Russia unilaterally annexed Ukraine's Crimea region.

   The radars, flown to Ukraine by U.S. Air Force C-17s, were presented to Ukrainian officials at a formal delivery ceremony, the embassy said.