The United States says they are considering Ukraine sending one of their most advanced weapons systems to aid against Russian aerial attacks.
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The Pentagon is considering plans to send Patriot antimissile batteries to Ukraine amid the bombardment of cities by Russian missiles and drones, according to a senior U.S. official.
The mobile Patriot missile system is one of the most advanced in the U.S. arsenal and can shoot down aircraft or ballistic missiles in all weather conditions. A Patriot battery has up to eight launchers, each of which hold four missiles, according to the Army. About 90 soldiers are assigned to a battery, but just three are needed to operate them in combat.
Ukraine is desperate for air defense systems to counter the barrage of Russian missiles and drones aimed at power stations and other civilian targets. U.S. officials credit Ukraine’s ingenuity with older, Soviet-era air defense systems for denying Russia the ability to gain control of Ukrainian airspace.
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It’s about damn time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And they are 70 years old…
Great news.
Bad idea
LMFO do they have anti nuke missiles cause thats the end results
They do and the patriot system is one of them. Not that it would be able to stop things if Russia launched all nukes.
It’s not just anti aircraft but also anti missile, that includes nukes launched by missile.
Also America: We are in no way sending arms to The Ukraine Money Laundromat
Trying to start ww3.
That will piss of Mr. Putting.