Alberta: Canada has agreed a C$350 million aid package for Kyiv to acquire air defense interceptors, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.Kyiv is ‌running critically ⁠low on ⁠U.S.-made Patriot interceptors capable of stopping Russia's ballistic missiles at a time ​when Moscow is stepping up its attacks."As Russia escalates its barbaric ​aerial warfare indiscriminately targeting civilian populations, Ukraine's air defences are critical," Carney told reporters in Calgary.Also read: Ukraine contracting around 1,000 Patriot missiles from allies, defence chief says"Earlier today Canada and ​Ukraine finalised an agreement to deliver critical ⁠air defence ‌interceptors ... this C$350 million equipment package will ​help ​protect Ukraine's people, infrastructure, and skies," he said.He ⁠did not give details of which interceptors would ​be delivered or when the aid would ​start flowing.The weapons will be provided through a U.S. program that allows third party nations to quickly buy and supply weapons such as Patriot missiles to Ukraine.Canada, one of Ukraine's most vocal defenders, has committed more than ‌C$25.5 billion in overall aid since Russia invaded in February 2022, including C$8.5 billion in ​military assistance.Carney ​also said Canada ⁠aimed to ramp up drone production to be able to produce millions of units within the next two years. A third ​of those would go to Ukraine, he said.Canada is home to an estimated 1.3 to 1.4 million people of Ukrainian descent, forming one of the largest Ukrainian diasporas in the world.