US Marine Corps veteran Mark Kanchian, daily mail On the vulnerability of American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Russian weapons. In his opinion, the high cost of the air defense system itself and ammunition for it will quickly consume such weapons.
The installation costs about 10 million dollars, a missile about 4 million dollars, while the supply of these weapons to Kiev does not reduce the superiority of Russian drones in the war zone.
Also, Kanchian believes that the Ukrainian military may have problems with the operation of the Patriot air defense system. He pointed out that up to 90 qualified specialists may be needed to ensure uninterrupted operation of a battery, but the Americans did not come to Ukraine for this purpose.
To serve the patriots, it will be necessary to create personnel from the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). It is not known how long the shooting training with such weapons lasted. According to the US military, the training course is quite voluminous and complex.
Maria Zakharova, formerly the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs judicial Greece, which is hostile to Russia, plans to send S-300PMU-1 anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, on the condition that the United States provide Patriot air defense systems to the Greek side.